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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... once told me , he needed distance to understand what was near at hand . And he was good enough at his art that he got away with doing things his way . He might have risen to greater prominence in the world of architec- ture , perhaps ...
... once told me , he needed distance to understand what was near at hand . And he was good enough at his art that he got away with doing things his way . He might have risen to greater prominence in the world of architec- ture , perhaps ...
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... once again , that he and Edmé hadn't divulged to Noah or anyone else — now the neighbor whose telephone Edmé had used might know , too — what had happened . He should have foreseen that nothing worthwhile would have come of a visit from ...
... once again , that he and Edmé hadn't divulged to Noah or anyone else — now the neighbor whose telephone Edmé had used might know , too — what had happened . He should have foreseen that nothing worthwhile would have come of a visit from ...
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... once she was engaged in try- ing to undo the knot , she heard the voices of the other children outdoors , happily calling to one another in the sunlight , even while her fingers took on a will of their own , busied themselves with the ...
... once she was engaged in try- ing to undo the knot , she heard the voices of the other children outdoors , happily calling to one another in the sunlight , even while her fingers took on a will of their own , busied themselves with the ...
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