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Thriller · 2001 · PG-13

Season of storms

by Susanna Kearsley

An actress arrives at a Villa on the Italian coast—and finds herself living someone else's past.

For14+GenreThrillerLength378 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

Some historical threat; no significant violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Some

Mild romantic content

Substance Use

Barely any

Italian social culture; some drinking

Emotional Intensity

A lot

The mystery of the original playwright's disappearance; the Italian landscape as a character

What this book is about

Celia Sands is an actress hired to film a movie in an Italian villa, using a long-lost play as source material. The play's author disappeared decades ago. Celia begins experiencing the past and finding that the history of the villa and its people are not finished. Season of Storms is Kearsley's most Italian novel—beautiful setting, complex mystery.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Dual-timeline mystery

Mild romantic content

Italian villa setting—beautiful and atmospheric

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