Peopled with unforgettable characters, Beloved is a feast of a novel that sweeps the reader away to the opulent world of 18th century France where Christina DiClementi, daughter of an Italian silk merchant plans to marry her childhood sweetheart Richard Magniet, son of the Baron de Beauvu. But a lifetime of expectations is shattered by a violent murder that sets them both on an uncharted course of heary rending loss, erotic obsession and new allaiances. From the houses of the nobility and the great abbey of Montmajour to the brothels of a bustling city, and from a simple island cottage to the canals of Venice, these two people struggle to mold their lives around the memory of love that will ultimately reshape itself into something far beyond themselves. |