Audiobooks
British -- United States -- Fiction
False personation -- Fiction
Families -- England -- Fiction
Family secrets -- Fiction
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
At one point or another, we've all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we'd like to have dinner. Why do we choose the people we do? And what if that dinner was to actually happen? These are the questions Rebecca Serle contends with in her utterly captivating novel, The Dinner List. When Sabrina arrives at her thirtieth birthday dinner she finds at the table not just her best friend, but also three significant people from her past, and well, Audrey Hepburn. As the appetizers are served, wine poured, and dinner table conversation begins, it becomes clear that there's a reason these six people have been gathered together.
Venice, 1736. Violetta has a secret: When she climbs out of her window at the Hospital of the Incurables, the revered music school and orphanage that has always been her home, she can look out over the city and dream. But when she stumbles upon Mino, a violinist from the boys' hall who also seeks solace in the skyline, she feels a surprising connection. The two begin a passionate duet that will transform their lives. Yet, as Mino becomes determined to find his lost mother, and Violetta's desire to sing in the ospedale's famous coro make clear she can never leave its walls, they find their love torn in two. Known as the 'city of masks, ' Venice is the perfect place to hide one's heart, but as Violetta becomes a legendary soprano with a secret nighttime life, and Mino seeks the truth among the city's canals, their fates prove inextricably linked. A haunting memory Violetta has kept hidden since childhood soon leads them both to a shocking confrontation.
London 2018. In a desperate attempt to resist the new political turbulence swirling around him, Nat makes connections that will take him down a very dangerous path.
