Book description
Single art teacher Marion Hardcastle is rather regretting having agreed
to come on holiday with Tom and Janice Cowlishaw. They aren't exactly
kindred spirits. And they aren't exactly being made to feel welcome by
the supercilious owner of the Palazzo Fratorelli. The Contessa seems to
be much more interested in ingratiating herself with her other guests,
famous theatre director Terence Armstrong, and film stars, Christopher
Bassett and Beatrice Miller-Mander. But, in the warmth of the Italian
sunshine, the guests at the Palazzo gradually start to throw off their
traditional British reserve - and so begins an extraordinary week of
drama, danger, passion, violence, tears, tantrums, sordid secrets - and
unexpected romance. Even Marion thaws enough to start enjoying herself.
And, who knows, perhaps even fall in love . . . Born and brought up in
Leicester, Lou Wakefield is a writer, director and actor. Highlights of
her eclectic career include being in the original cast of TOP GIRLS at
the Royal Court and the Public Theatre in New York; playing Janet in THE
ROCKY HORROR SHOW at the King's Road Theatre in 1975, and Jackie
Woodstock in THE ARCHERS. TV appearances include INSIDE OUT, MORSE, THE
BILL and CASUALTY. Amongst her many television productions, she has
directed CORONATION STREET and BROOKSIDE. She wrote the award winning
FIRM FRIENDS for ITV, and the highly successful LADIES OF LETTERS for
BBC Radio 4, starring Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge.
