After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, Deborah Lawrenson worked as a journalist on the Kentish Times, the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. She was also the London Section editor of Woman's Journal magazine. She has written three previous novels- The Moonbathers (1998) and the newspaper satires Hot Gossip (1994) and Idol Chatter (1995).
A superbly crafted novel that deserves to be called the new Captain Corelli or perhaps the new Birdsong...Moving, elegiac and lyrical Daily Mail This is a most wonderful novel. Evocative and haunting - it will keep you enthralled and intrigued right to the end -- Amazon.co.uk reader review A real treat to enjoy, best washed down with a big glass of Chianti and bucket of olives -- Amazon.co.uk reader review The scenes in the Italian countryside are beautifully written and the psychology of the characters are absolutely convincing. I was moved to tears -- Amazon.co.uk reader review A gracefully written narrative, ideal for those interested in knowing the Vietnam story and looking for a measured analysis of these still hotly contested events -- Howard Jones University of Albama