City of Secrets
The extraordinary true story of one woman’s journey to the heart of the Grail legend
$40.55
- Paperback
364 pages
- Release Date
26 October 2020
Summary
It is 1955, and a fifteen-year-old girl, seeking adventure, escapes the greyness of post-war London for the cobbles, sunshine, and romance of an ancient Catalan city. When she falls in love with the place, she also falls for its charismatic leader.
As the years pass and the girl becomes a woman, she returns again and again to Girona and to her lover, the enigmatic José Tarres. She meets captivating characters and hears about visions, a strangely wealthy priest, and a fabulous garden o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781912992188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1912992183 |
| Author: | Patrice Chaplin |
| Publisher: | Clairview Books |
| Imprint: | Clairview Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 364 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 26 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 492g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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About The Author
Patrice Chaplin
Patrice Chaplin is an internationally renowned author and playwright who has published more than two dozen books. Her most notable works include Albany Park, Siesta (which was made into a film starring Jodi Foster and Isabella Rossellini), Into the Darkness Laughing, Hidden Star, Night Fishing and Death Trap. Her stage play From the Balcony was commissioned by London’s National Theatre in conjunction with Radio 3. As a Bohemian in Paris during the 50s and 60s, Patrice spent time with Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Married to Charlie Chaplin’s son, Michael, and living and working in Hollywood, she was friends with everyone from Lauren Bacall and Miles Davis, to Salvador Dali and Jean Cocteau, who gave her a starring role in one of his films.
In her trilogy City of Secrets, The Portal and The Stone Cradle, Patrice opens the door to entirely new and compelling elements of the Rennes-le-Château mystery involving the enigmatic Catalan capital of Girona.
Patrice is the director of The Bridge, a non-profit organization that leads workshops based in the performing arts as a new and unique way to help fight addiction. She resides in North London.
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