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Barbara Josselsohn on Secrets of the Italian Island

Barbara Josselsohn on Secrets of the Italian Island

The novelist discusses the Second World War and her influences.
Barbara Josselsohn

Barbara Josselsohn, congratulations on your latest novel. What influenced you to write about Italy in the Second World War? I have always been a fan of historical novels, particularly those that take place during World War Two. I’m very moved by books that explore...

Chateau de Costaérès

Chateau de Costaérès

This Breton castle off the coast of France forms the inspiration for a new novel.
Barbara Josselsohn

As Secrets of the Italian Island opens, Mia, a 32-year-old researcher, is grieving the recent death of her grandmother, Lucy, who raised Mia all by herself. As Mia goes through her grandmother’s things in preparation for possibly selling the house, she comes across...