![]() ![]() Previously cities included Winchester VA, Fuquay Varina NC and Fuquay-Varina NC. As the train hurtles toward its final destination, Henri and Louise must decide what the future will hold-and whether it involves one another. Christine Mangans birthday is and is 56 years old. His inability to reconcile the growing responsibilities of his current criminal path with this former self.īut Henri soon realizes that Louise is no ordinary mark. The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. Suspenseful and transporting, Christine Mangans Palace of the Drowned brings the mystery of Venice to life while delivering a twisted tale of ambition and human nature. ![]() Frankie Croy was once a literary darling, her debut novel a smashing. ![]() The memories of his past life as a gendarme in Algeria that keep resurfacing. As a series of lies and revelations emerge, the lives of these two women will be tragically altered as the catastrophic 1966 flooding of Venice ravages the city. Book Review: Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan. Across the Continent-from Granada to Paris, from Belgrade to Istanbul-Henri follows, desperate to leave behind his own troubles. Christine Mangan is masterful at creating alluring characters and atmosphere with a hint of the. As a travelogue and a mood piece, The Continental Affair is undeniably beguiling and transportive as a mystery, it drifts. From her past in England, from the owners of the money she has stolen-and from Henri, the person who has been sent to collect it. What it all adds up to is something more than glossy international intrigue but less, perhaps, than a full-fledged affair. Except this isn't the first time they have met. Two strangers, traveling alone, on the train from Belgrade to Istanbul. With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan's The Continental Affair is a daring literary caper that is quick on its feet and delightfully surprising. Listen to an excerpt of Christine Mangan's THE CONTINENTAL AFFAIR, read by George Weightman and Hannah Kelly-Turner. ![]()
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