Return to Paradiso

<p><strong>Italy 1950. The dawn of a new decade brings with it the promise of lasting peace and prosperity as the hardships of war are consigned to the past.</strong></p><p>In Pieve Santa Clara a tiny village in rural Lombardy Graziella Ponti now a teenager lives a simple life with her widowed mother and aunt.</p><p><strong>But Italy is transforming around Graziella at great speed and as her childhood gives way to the start of her womanhood she must learn to navigate this ever-changing new world.</strong></p><p><strong><em>Return to Paradiso</em></strong> is a story of love hope and tragedy set in Italy at a time when the Economic Miracle is in full swing the grip of the Catholic Church is loosening and the role of women in society is making significant progress.</p><p>The second of the <strong><em>Paradiso Novels</em></strong> this is a compelling and emotionally-charged historical novel perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries Lucinda Riley Angela Petch and Victoria Hislop.</p>