Errant Angels (Eccentric in Lucca 1): Book 1 - Hardcover

Fifield, Stuart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846249708 ISBN 13: 9781846249709

Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Rehearsals are well underway for the eagerly awaited performance by the Chamber Opera Group of Lucca, led by the eccentric English Contessa, with her cantankerous little dog and equally problematic housekeeper in tow. She has made a home in Italy and is central to the community in both her charitable work and her comforting clumsy presence. She is something of a leading light, but her singing angels prove to be far from heaven-sent and their private lives not nearly as sweet as their voices. Not only are the two sopranos in desperate competition with each other and the mezzo-soprano close to complete emotional breakdown, but completing the lineup are a criminal antiques dealer and his illegally acquired screen, a fraudulent accountant and his mistress, and the brow-beaten cuckold with a loathing for his wife. The Contessa, too, has her demons, revealed against the beautiful backdrop of Renaissance Lucca as the clock ticks towards the night of the performance. And all the time women are turning up dead and the police are no closer to finding the culprit.

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About the Author

Born in Islington, North London, Stuart Fifield grew up in Uganda and Kenya where his father was a civil servant. Following Kenyan independence, his family moved to the Seychelles, then to Australia and South Africa, before finally returning to the United Kingdom in 1990.Having obtained a Master s degree in Music from the University of Cape Town, he embarked on a career as a concert soloist, singing baritone repertoire. In the United Kingdom he helped set up a successful interior design consultancy, before retraining as a music teacher.Today he lives with his partner in East Sussex, where he divides his time between writing, performing, teaching and travelling. He published his first novel, Fatal Tears, with Book Guild in 2013.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846249708
• ISBN 13: 9781846249709
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304