A Secret Affair - Hardcover

Bradford, Barbara Taylor

3.8

2,483 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002255545 ISBN 13: 9780002255547

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996

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A delightful novella from the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance

Thirty-three-year-old Bill Fitzgerald is an acclaimed American television foreign correspondent. War-weary and exhausted after a long stint in Bosnia, he travels to Venice to meet an old friend and war correspondent.

Whilst with his friend at the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal, Bill is struck by the dark beauty of a young woman seated alone. The young woman is Vanessa Stewart: a glass designer from New York, visiting Murano.

And that evening, full of warmth and comaraderie, the two begin an illicit, though fateful, love affair.

A dramatic and inspiring page-turner that illuminates the power of love.

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Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford:

'Queen of the genre.' Sunday Times

‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the world’s best at spinning yarns.’ Guardian

“Memorable and moving...a sure-fire winner” Express

“A sweeping saga full of passion and intrigue” Hello

From the Back Cover:

Thirty three year old Bill Fitzgerald is an acclaimed American television foreign correspondent. War weary and exhausted after a long stint in Bosnia, he travels to Venice to meet Francis Xavier Peterson, an old friend and war correspondent for 'Time Magazine'.

Vanessa Stewart is a twenty seven year old glass designer from New York. She's also in Venice, visiting the glass blowing works in Murano.

Whilst at the bar of the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal with Frankie, Bill is struck by the dark beauty of a young woman seated alone. The young woman is Vanessa. The three expatriates meet and decide that, as Americans in Venice, they should celebrate Thanksgiving together. And that evening, full of warmth and camaraderie, begins an illicit though fateful love affair.

"The latest from the queen of bestsellerdom."
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"The story is seductive."
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