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More than a Portrait

by Diana Dennison (2014)

About this book

When Jane is offered a job in northern Italy, with its promise of sunshine and colour, mountains and romantic scenery, her adventurous spirit can hardly refuse. Then she meets her employer: the unpredictable, pompous and dictatorial Duncan Frobisher. Sparks immediately fly between them, and Jane comes to know more than her fair share of elation and black depression before her temporary employment comes to an end...

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreMore than a Portrait Lead Character

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