The Gentleman from Peru - Andr Aciman

Edoardo Ballerini, Andr Aciman

Category: Fantasy

Tags: Fantasy, Romance

A dazzling new story from the New York Times best-selling author of Call Me By Your Name., Its been 10 years since a group of college friends made a vow: that the first to get rich would rent a boat and invite the others on a cruise., Now, the friends find themselves marooned at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy., While their boat is being repaired, they cant help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest - a mysterious, white-bearded stranger who sits on the veranda each night and smokes one cigarette, sometimes two., One evening, the stranger approaches their table and places a hand on the shoulder of Mark, a member of the group who recently suffered an injury to that very shoulder., In an instant, Marks pain miraculously evaporates., The group is stunned, eager to find out more about this strangers healing powers - everyone but Margot, who is suspicious of this man and reluctant to join her friends enthusiasm., Soon, though, even Margot finds herself enchant