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Whispers of Betrayal

Love Letters That Changed Everything

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Adela Edgecombe discovered a hidden secret that compelled her to search for answers about her family's beginnings. WHISPERS OF BETRAYAL reflects her passion for finding the truth. What she unearthed shocked her. From the US to War torn Italy, her parent's love story captured the hearts of the world. But was it a love story? What really happened behind the veil of words that brought her parents together? "Since every human personality is at root mysterious, all families present us with an abundance of mysteries, the chief of which is often how marriages ever happened in the first place. In her family memoir, Adela Edgecombe tackles that mystery head-on, uncovering a web of circumstances peculiar to place and time. The place is the Province of Salerno, Italy; the time, 1944, the depths of World War II. A young American GI meets an impoverished Italian family, grows to care for them, and, as he leaves for the front, promises a nine-year-old child that one day he will return and help them. And does the man, against all odds, keep that promise? Judging from the fairy-tale wedding that took place in Passiano in 1951 and was featured in Life Magazine, it would seem so. Edgecombe explores that fairy tale moment, how it came to pass, and what followed after. She digs fearlessly into the mystery of an unhappy marriage that began with such photogenic joy and hope. Read Whispers of Betrayal for a well-researched, surprising, and moving tale which reminds us that the casualties of war are many and varied." -Jincy Willett, author and Winner of the National Book Award

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Whispers of Betrayal, Adela Edgecombe

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Titre
Whispers of Betrayal
Sous-titre
Love Letters That Changed Everything
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2024
Format
souple
Pages
406
ISBN10
1963271157
ISBN13
9781963271157
Séries
Mots clés
Infidélité
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Adela Edgecombe discovered a hidden secret that compelled her to search for answers about her family's beginnings. WHISPERS OF BETRAYAL reflects her passion for finding the truth. What she unearthed shocked her. From the US to War torn Italy, her parent's love story captured the hearts of the world. But was it a love story? What really happened behind the veil of words that brought her parents together? "Since every human personality is at root mysterious, all families present us with an abundance of mysteries, the chief of which is often how marriages ever happened in the first place. In her family memoir, Adela Edgecombe tackles that mystery head-on, uncovering a web of circumstances peculiar to place and time. The place is the Province of Salerno, Italy; the time, 1944, the depths of World War II. A young American GI meets an impoverished Italian family, grows to care for them, and, as he leaves for the front, promises a nine-year-old child that one day he will return and help them. And does the man, against all odds, keep that promise? Judging from the fairy-tale wedding that took place in Passiano in 1951 and was featured in Life Magazine, it would seem so. Edgecombe explores that fairy tale moment, how it came to pass, and what followed after. She digs fearlessly into the mystery of an unhappy marriage that began with such photogenic joy and hope. Read Whispers of Betrayal for a well-researched, surprising, and moving tale which reminds us that the casualties of war are many and varied." -Jincy Willett, author and Winner of the National Book Award