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Rosanna Menici is just eleven years old when she meets the man who will change her life forever. Rosanna's life-long dream is sparked when she is captivated by the voice of a family friend, Roberto Rossini, who is training as an opera singer. For Rosanna herself has a haunting, unforgettable voice. At the age of sixteen heads for Milan and the glittering world of La Scala. There, she meets Roberto once more, and they embark on a fiery, passionate love affair and a performing partnership. But Rosanna discovers that her relationship with Roberto must be all or nothing...
About the author
Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland and wrote her first book aged 24. Her novel Hothouse Flower (also called The Orchid House) was selected for the UK's Richard and Judy Book Club in 2011 and went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide and become a New York Times bestseller. The Midnight Rose is Lucinda's most recent novel. Lucinda's books are translated into 22 languages and published in 36 countries. She lives with her husband and four children on the North Norfolk coast in England and in the South of France.
