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Zusatztext "A haunting debut novel . . . Filled with secrets! love! betrayal! obsession! and deceit! The Art of Devotion is a beautifully rendered window into one family's dark and complex history on an island in the Mediterranean Sea from the turn of the century until the late 1930s." -- Hamptons.com Informationen zum Autor Samantha Bruce-Benjamin was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she earned a Masters Degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh. A former BBC Editor, she began her editorial career at Random House. She now lives in New York. Klappentext In this debut novel, a girl summers in the Mediterranean with her beautiful aunt, who hides secrets that could destroy everything the girl holds dear. Zusammenfassung In the tradition of bestselling authors Ian McEwan and Anne Enright! Samantha Bruce-Benjamin’s brilliant and timeless debut unveils the dark side of human nature as four women share the poignant tale of love! obsession! and ultimate betrayal that binds them forever. Have we all not wished to keep forever the one person we love the most? The secluded beaches of a sun-drenched Mediterranean island are the perfect playground for young Sebastian and Adora. Emotionally adrift from their mother! Adora shelters her sensitive older brother from the cruelties of the world. Sophie does not question her children’s intense need for one another until it’s too late. Her beloved son’s affections belong to Adora! and when he drowns in the sea! she has no one else to blame. Still heartbroken years later! Adora fills her emptiness with Genevieve! the precocious young daughter of her husband’s business associate and his jealous wife! Miranda. Thrilled to be invited into the beautiful and enigmatic Adora’s world! the child idolizes her during their summers together. Yet! as the years progress! Genevieve begins to suspect their charmed existence is nothing more than a carefully crafted illusion. Soon! she too is ensnared in a web of lies. Stunningly told in the tragic voices of four women whose lives are fatefully entangled! The Art of Devotion is evocative and haunting! a story of deceit! jealousy! and the heartbreaking reality of love’s true power. ...
