<B>From an international bestselling author comes a richly woven tale of passion, longing, witchcraft, and magic set in Italy during World War II.</B><P>A mysterious stranger known as The Wolf leaves an infant with the sisters of Santo Spirito. A tiny silver key hidden in her wrappings is the one clue to the child’s identity…<P> <P>Rosa’s only family is the nuns who have raised her. When she turns fifteen, she must leave them and become governess to the daughter of an aristocrat and his strange, frightening wife. Their house is elegant but cursed, and Rosa—blessed with gifts beyond her considerable musical talents—is torn between her desire to know the truth and her fear of its repercussions.<P> <P>And all the while, the hand of Fascism curls around beautiful Italy, and no citizen is safe. Rosa faces unimaginable hardship: her only weapons her intelligence, intuition, and determination...and her extraordinary capacity for love.<P> <P>An absorbing saga full of intrigue and heart, <I>Tuscan Rose</I> is for fans of such beloved bestsellers as <I>The Thorn Birds, Corelli’s Mandolin, </I>and <I>Sarah’s Key.</I>