Across the River and Into the Trees John Ross Macdonald Thirteen years have passed since

Thirteen years have passed since a Grand Alliance between Great Britain and Germany was formalized

The Day of the Jackal for the twenty-first century

with a tale of sisterhood at its heart

A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger

Catriona Ward

Across the River and Into the Trees John Ross Macdonald Thirteen years have passed sinceThe War is just over. In Venice, a city elaborately and affectionately described, the American Colonel, Richard Cantrell, falls passionately in love with Renata, a young Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break your or anyone else's heart'. Cantrell is embittered, war scarred and old enough to be Renata's father, but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness and freshness of the love she is offering. But this is no fairy tale. The fighting may