This Rough Magic
Mary Stewart
A British actress on holiday in Corfu finds danger, mystery, and romance lurking beneath the Mediterranean sun.
Description
When Lucy's sister Phyllida suggests that she join her for a quiet holiday on the island of Corfu, Lucy is overjoyed. Her work as an actress has temporarily come to a halt. But the peaceful idyll does not last long. A series of incidents, seemingly unconnected - but all surrounded in mystery - throws Lucy's life into a dangerous spin, as fear, danger and death - as well as romance - supplant the former tranquility.
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