The Invitation - Lucy Foley
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Adults, Romance
An evocative love story set along the Italian Riviera about a group of charismatic stars who all have secrets and pasts they try desperatelyand dangerouslyto hide., Rome, 1953: Hal, an itinerant journalist flailing in the post-war darkness, has come to the Eternal City to lose himself and to seek absolution for the thing that haunts him. One evening he finds himself on the steps of a palazzo, walking into a world of privilege and light. Here, on a rooftop above the city, he meets the mysterious Stella. Hal and Stella are from different worlds, but their connection is magnetic. Together, they escape the crowded party and imagine a different life, even if its just for a night. Yet Stella vanishes all too quickly, and Hal is certain their paths wont cross again., But a year later they are unexpectedly thrown together, after Hal receives an invitation he cannot resist. An Italian Contessa asks him to assist on a trip of a lifetimeacting as a reporter on a tremendous yacht, skimming its way
