Giovanni's GiftImagine a scene of rural serenity, a night scene. Above the mountains surrounding this faraway place, the stars are a menagerie of silver flickering motes. Imagine a solitary ranch, a man and a woman asleep. It would be hard to fathom a purer vision of people at peace in the natural world. Who could foresee that this tranquility would be so brutally shattered by the night visitors? When Grant hears of the campaign of malice being waged against his only living relatives, he abandons Rome and a crumbling marriage to do what he can to help them. His brash confidence is quickly bruised as the night visits escalate in violence, and the death of Giovanni Trentas, a dear family friend found mutilated in a gorge above the ranch, takes on new meaning. When his aunt presents him with Giovanni's legacy - an old cigar box filled with letters, photos, and seemingly random knick-knacks - Grant finds himself in possession of a puzzle that might hold the answers to much more than Giovanni's death. Grant's unfolding passion for Giovanni's daughter, Helen, forces him to choose between loyalty and love as the night terrors come to their catastrophic end. |
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... called me husband , and I called her my wife . Not for even the briefest mo- ment during those nights and days together did any remnant of the larger , more cynical world , which would have seen us as perfect fools , break in on our ...
... called me husband , and I called her my wife . Not for even the briefest mo- ment during those nights and days together did any remnant of the larger , more cynical world , which would have seen us as perfect fools , break in on our ...
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... called him , despite what had been typed on his emigration docu- ments . Either way , the nickname never took hold , so that by the time they dropped anchor in New York harbor , everyone who had gotten to know Paola and her brother ...
... called him , despite what had been typed on his emigration docu- ments . Either way , the nickname never took hold , so that by the time they dropped anchor in New York harbor , everyone who had gotten to know Paola and her brother ...
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... called Hope , that the telephone rang and Edmé called my name . Leaving Hawthorne on the seat of the chair , as I had one more page to read before the story was finished , I walked around the luck- less bear and made my way toward the ...
... called Hope , that the telephone rang and Edmé called my name . Leaving Hawthorne on the seat of the chair , as I had one more page to read before the story was finished , I walked around the luck- less bear and made my way toward the ...
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