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Violence
Some
WWII violence including occupation and danger; nothing graphic
Language
Barely any
Clean literary prose
Sexual Content
Barely any
A wartime romance; restrained
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of choices made under occupation; the mysteries that families keep
What this book is about
An American woman inheriting her great-aunt's Venice apartment discovers a wartime sketchbook that draws her into a dual-timeline mystery spanning WWII and the present day. Rhys Bowen's historical fiction is warm and accessible, with the pleasures of Venice as backdrop.
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