The Flight Of The Falcon
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA
'The indisputable queen of the sophisticated literary thriller' LAURA SHEPHERD ROBINSON'Du Maurier pulls off several spectacular high-wire acts that other writers wouldn't' GUARDIANLike Icarus, he flew too near the sun. Like Lucifer, he fell.When Armino Fabbio returns to his childhood town after years working as a tour guide in Rome, he discovers a sinister political movement simmering in its streets. Behind its picturesque Medieval walls, Ruffano hides a dark history: five hundred years ago it was ruled by a crazed tyrant known as the Falcon, whose life - and fateful death - still haunt the city.Now, in the wake of the Second World War, someone is trying to redeem the Falcon's legacy. Could Fabbio's brother Aldo, believed to have been shot down in flames in the war, be at the centre of the conspiracy? And as past and present collide, is Ruffano doomed to repeat its violent history?'[Her] most political novel . . . Temptation and guilt are what set du Maurier's imagination alight' AMANDA CRAIG'A great gothic writer' KATE MOSSEBuy now!
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- ISBN: 9780349020778
- Author: Daphne du Maurier
- Pub date: 14.07.26
- RRP: $27.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning with whom she had three children.
Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969, du Maurier was awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE). She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there which is the setting for many of her books.Other books by the author
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