{"product_id":"9781472224040","title":"The Italian Garden: An irresistible novel of passion, intrigue and bitter rivalry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStriking out on her own path of independence, what will she leave in her wake? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet amid the wealth and beauty of sixteenth-century Europe, Judith Lennox's novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Italian Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, transports her readers to a tempestuous world of love and betrayal.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRachel Hore and Dinah Jefferies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe du Chantonnay estate of Marigny on the Loire consumes the desires of two powerful men - bitter, worldly-wise Guillaume du Chantonnay, and ruthless Hamon de Bohun - who will stop at nothing to possess it. Toby Crow, a young soldier of fortune, is also drawn to Marigny, for his mysterious origins are somehow bound up with the chateau.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItaly's most priceless beauty, exotic Joanna Zulian, would crown Marigny's perfection. But Joanna, bred a vagabond and newly escaped from a stifling marriage to the artist Gaetano, vows never again to be possessed by any man, nor obey any laws but her own. With the help of the adoring English doctor Martin and a reluctant Toby, Joanna forges her own path through war-ravaged Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when Joanna comes at last to Marigny, it is to weave the whole intricate tale of the de Bohuns, the du Chantonnays, and her own colourful life into the Italian garden she designs. It will be her own legacy, a legacy fraught with danger...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Italian Garden\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I loved the time period, the \u003cb\u003ecolourful\u003c\/b\u003e background of Venice... the development of the characters and the \u003cb\u003etwists\u003c\/b\u003e in the plot. \u003cb\u003eGreat writing\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Another \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e story of power and greed, but always with the \u003cb\u003ethread of passion\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThoroughly absorbing\u003c\/b\u003e read, was \u003cb\u003egripped\u003c\/b\u003e throughout'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173491556592,"sku":"9781472224040","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472224040_p0.jpg?v=1763597690","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472224040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}