Fenny

<p><b>A gorgeously rich coming of age novel that sees young English governess Ellen fall head over heels for her Tuscany after taking a job as a governess in 1933,</b> <b>even in the face of unrequited love and political tension...<br></b><br><b>‘The strange city through which they drove was the scenery of a dream . . .’</b><br><br>Yorkshire teacher Ellen Fenwick has never been abroad.<br><br>But when her mother dies, this young woman finds herself taking a position as governess to an English girl in Florence in the summer of 1933. <br><br>Little does Ellen realise how this girl, Juliet, and her family will claim her.<br><br>For as the summer passes, Ellen falls so in love with Italy and her new home that she cannot bear to leave – even when her own hopes of love are cruelly thwarted. <br><br>Even when the shadow of war falls across the country, she doesn’t flee but clings on – for her friends, for those she loves more than herself.<br><br>Ellen – selfless, big-hearted, accepting – cannot know what is coming. Yet, she will not face it alone . . .<br><br><u><b>Praise for Lettice Cooper:</b></u><br><b>‘A writer of quiet but strong, deep and varied gifts’ <i>Sunday Telegraph </i></b><br><b> ‘A storyteller of adventures of the heart’ Jilly Cooper</b><br></p>