Escape to Tuscany by Kat Devereaux

 Escape to Tuscany 

by Kat Devereaux

Can a secret from another woman's past change her future ?

Escape to Tuscany was published on 6th July 2023 by Head of Zeuss . My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to

 Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to take part on the tour.

Synopsis

1944

Stella Infuriati is the youngest member of her town’s resistance network. Risking torture and death, she must keep her role secret even from her family. She’s determined to carve out a new life after the war. But when peace comes in 1945, Stella vanishes, her story silenced … until now.

2019

Writer Tori MacNair is fleeing her controlling husband. She’s come to Florence, the city her grandmother taught her to love. As she digs into her family history, Tori starts to unearth a secret: the long-buried mystery of a brave young woman who risked it all to save her world.

My Review

Pour yourself a lovely glass of something cool and refreshing and then do exactly as it says on the tin nad Escape to Tuscany for a few hours in this lovely dual timeline story.

You will find yourself being drawn into the lives of stella and Tori as they develop and weave their way through Romituzzo in 1944 nad Florence in 2019. You will feel their anger, love, despair and determination as they encounter different obstacles throughout their lives before finally merging at the end.

This is a beautiful story of love , loss and belief that I found myself totally immersed in for an evening; and the  narrative, at times, is so vivid that you find yourself transported into the setting, whether it be the crypt in the church or drinking coffee in one of the little cafes in Florence.

Kat has the ability to draw her readers in so that they feel as though they are actually there observing what is happening in the lives of  Stella, a very young member of the Resistance in Romituzzo in 1944 and Tori a writer who has left her emotionally abusive husband to return, thanks to a legacy from her beloved Grandma to the place where they spent many happy holidays forging and developing a wonderful Granddaughter Grandma relationship.

This is a story that I would highly recommend and would give a 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 rating.

About the Author

Kat Devereaux is a historian by training and an enthusiast by nature. She lives in the beautiful city of Lucca.

Before becoming a writer, Kat was a research student, an administrative temp, a German-English technical translator, a supermarket cashier, an audio typist, an English tutor and, for three disastrous months, a legal assistant.

Kat appreciates strong coffee, good comedy, and the Northern Italian rail network.