Bøger af Piero Chiara

"e;Piero Chiara's novel is at once a murder mystery and a lyrical study of desire, greed, and deception. The ending is simply stunning."e;-Andre Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameSummer 1946. World War Two has just come to an end and there's a yearning for renewal. A man in his thirties is sailing on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, hoping to put off the inevitable return to work. Dropping anchor in a small, fashionable port, he meets the enigmatic owner of a nearby villa who invites him home for dinner with his older wife and beautiful widowed sister-in-law. The sailor is intrigued by the elegant waterside mansion, staffed with servants and imbued with mystery, and stays in a guest room previously occupied by a now deceased bishop related to his host. The two men form an uneasy bond, recognizing in each other a shared taste for idling and erotic adventure. They soon set sail together, encountering old flames and making new conquests. But tragedy puts an abrupt halt to their revels and shatters the tranquility of the villa. What really happened on the dock? And who was the figure glimpsed cycling around the shore in the dark? A sultry, stylish psychological thriller executed with supreme literary finesse.

In una città lombarda la moglie di un noto avvocato scompare senza lasciare traccia di sé. Da anni andava aMilano ogni giovedì per far visita alla figlia, in collegio. Queste gite settimanali riempiono ora di scandalo i circoli benpensanti della cittadina. A veva un amante a Milano? Come, dove e perché è scomparsa la signora Giulia?La polizia brancola nel buio. Per tre anni la signora Giulia viene ricercata in tutta italia. Lettere misteriose spariscono e vengono ritrovate nel momento giusto; il cofanetto con I gioielli della signora Giulia sparisce e viene ritrovato: È una trappola diabolica per far cadere un innocente?Easy Readers er bearbejdede og forkortede udgaver af romaner og noveller. De findes på niveau A, B, C og D, hvor A er lettest. Niveauerne relaterer til Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (level A2 til B2).