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Perfect for readers who enjoy a romance with wit, disguises and duels, a sunlit Italian lake, and a warm comic father at the centre. It rewards anyone who loves a love story full of motion.
Che cos’è questo libro
Why would two people who care for each other act like enemies? In The Place of Honeymoons, Harold MacGrath answers with a stage door in Paris, a kidnapping, a rival diva and a lakeside villa full of suitors. Edward Courtlandt, a rich American wanderer, cannot forget Nora Harrigan, the famous opera singer known as Eleonora da Toscana. Something broke between them two years ago. Pride, jealousy and a cruel scheme keep them apart. The tone is light and quick, with real feeling beneath the comedy.
In questo riassunto
- 1A millionaire waits at the stage doorFree
- 2A stranger with music paper
- 3A visit to the tigress
- 4A clumsy plan and a gunshot
- 5A singer disappears from Paris
- 6The villa on the lake
- 7A silent war over the teacups
- 8What the book is really about
- 9How the story is told
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A millionaire waits at the stage door
Courtlandt sits rigid in the Paris Opera while a soprano sings. Her voice calls up a golden temple in Rangoon. He is young but weathered, rich beyond use, and without a goal. He has climbed mountains and hunted tigers, yet nothing satisfies him.
After the performance he loiters at the stage door among the young men who wait for dancers. He sees the singer step into her limousine, pale and quick. A tall man in a soft Bavarian hat offers to help her, and Courtlandt pushes him aside.
Then Flora Desimone, a Calabrian diva, sweeps out in a grander car. Courtlandt watches her pass and longs to throttle her, as if she did him some old wrong. His memory of a Burmese temple, and of running away when he should have stayed, has drawn him back from the East.
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Questions about Il luogo delle lune di miele
What is The Place of Honeymoons about?
It follows Edward Courtlandt, a wealthy American, and opera singer Nora Harrigan, who are estranged by an old misunderstanding. Their quarrel plays out in Paris and then at a villa on Lake Como, among suitors, rivals and a comic father.
Who wrote The Place of Honeymoons and when?
Harold MacGrath wrote it. He was an American popular novelist who died in 1932. The book belongs to the years before the Great War, with talk of airships, motor cars, tea parties and European tours.
Why is the book called The Place of Honeymoons?
The author uses the name for a terrace in Bellaggio overlooking Lake Como and Lake Lecco, where lovers come to stroll and linger. The title points to the setting where the romance is tested.
Is The Place of Honeymoons easy to read?
Yes, the style is light and brisk. Short chapters, lively dialogue, comic scenes and clear shifts between characters make it easy to follow, and the plot moves from Paris to the lakes with plenty of incident along the way.
Who is Battling Jimmie Harrigan?
He is Nora's father, a retired prizefighter who is fifty and good-natured. He has trouble with society manners, loves cigars and adventure novels, and protects his daughter with a loyal heart and a boxer's resolve.