During a visit to Trieste in Northern Italy to research his long lost great-grandfather, Jacob meets Charlotte and Jane, and the three are forced to confront their individual and shared histories. Their sense of themselves is challenged and they must piece together a future none of them saw coming.
During a visit to Trieste in Northern Italy to research his long lost great-grandfather, Jacob meets Charlotte and Jane, and the three are forced to confront their individual and shared histories. Their sense of themselves is challenged and they must piece together a future none of them saw coming.
Sadie lives by the Thames at Greenwich and longs for sea adventure. She whiles away hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at The Cutty Sark and fills her head with dreams of ocean voyages on ancient sailing ships.
One day she falls asleep beneath a cabinet in the museum and wakes to find herself embarking on an adventure about which she could only have dreamed…
In the workshops of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, François Mondon creates extraordinary furniture for the wealthy. Among his creations is a magnificent commode, a masterpiece whose hidden story begins with the people who made it.
The book includes a complete reproduction of the verses from The Song of Songs and colour and black and white images.
