A Postcard from Capri, Alex Brown
A Postcard from Capri, Alex Brown
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A Postcard from Capri

Author: Alex Brown

Narrator: Sophie Bentinck

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 07/29/2022


Synopsis

The International No.1 Bestseller ‘You will love this’ Philippa Ashley ‘The perfect summer escape’ – Sarah Morgan ‘This will sweep you away to Italian citrus groves’ Fabulous Everyone LOVES Alex Brown: Her summer escape will awaken the past In the Golden Age of Hollywood, Kelly Sinclair is on the cusp of becoming the next big movie star. Until then, she’s spending the summer of 1953 on the magical island of Capri… Sixty years later, on a visit to her elderly grandmother’s cottage, photographer Maddie Williams unearths a box of old film memorabilia featuring a glamorous and beautiful young woman with platinum blonde hair. She also finds a postcard from the island of Capri, detailing the heart-breaking end of a passionate love affair. Her grandmother now has trouble remembering anything from all those years ago. So when Maddie is commissioned for a photoshoot in Italy, she visits Capri to see if she can find out the truth. Can she unravel the mystery and discover what really happened in the summer of 1953, and will her magical island escape hold some surprises for Maddie, too? ‘An intriguing story you will love’ Jill Mansell ‘Evocative and engaging … a story to fall in love with’ Cathy Bramley ‘The perfect, feel-good summer read’ ‘The cleverly entwined stories kept me turning the pages’ Trisha Ashley ‘I adored it’ Lesley Pearse ‘A warm, emotional tale of love, friendship and following your heart.’ Milly Johnson

Reviews

Goodreads review by Racheli

קלי סינקלר היא שחקנית קולנוע צעירה בשנות החמישים של המאה העשרים. היא מבלה באי קאפרי עם כל המי-ומי של התקופה, ונמצאת על סף הפריצה הגדולה שלה בהוליווד מאדי ויליאמס גרה בכפר קטן באנגליה (טינדלדייל, שהוזכר גם בספרים הקודמים של "גלויה מ..."), לאחר פרידה קשה מהחבר שלה, עובדת בכל מיני עבודות ושואפת להיות צל......more

Goodreads review by Katey

Oh, how I loved this book! Dual timeframe 1950s and present day Capri with family mystery and a lovely romance 😍 Read this immediately after getting back from Capri and my heart is now longing to return. Bravo, Alex Brown! This is such a charming read.......more

Capri is brought to life in this new read from the lovely Alex Brown. A Postcard From Capri is a gorgeous story full of love and memories of a time almost forgotten. I visited Capri years ago and reading this has brought back such beautiful memories of a beautiful island - Alex has captured it brill......more

Goodreads review by Emma

A wonderful summer read . Always love a dual time line. I really enjoyed this and read it in a couple of days . It did however leave me wanting more and to know what happens after the ending. In essence a lovely light summer story......more

Visit the locations in A Postcard from Capri A novel to transport you to the magical island of Capri These postcard books really should be on your travel list and reading list. I’ve been to Paris and Italy and now Alex Brown is taking me to Capri. I do love a well-travelled author and I’ve never be......more


Quotes

Praise for A Postcard From Capri: ‘A gorgoeusly evocative summer read’ My Weekly ‘The best escapist fiction’ Prima Praise for Alex Brown: 'A glamorous and moving portrayal of love, war and friendship.' ‘I adored it’ ‘A really ' – Sarah Morgan ‘Very lovely’ ‘An you will love’ – Katie Fforde ‘’ – Lucy Diamond ', the cleverly entwined stories kept me turning the pages.’ – Trisha Ashley ‘Alex Brown at her very best – and full of absorbing characters' – Carmel Harrington 'A lovely, tale’ – LoveReading ‘This was genuinely this year.’ – Bookish Escapes ‘A lovely book to curl up and unwind with, as as home made apple pie’ – Milly Johnson