Casa Braccio is the first, but not the last, novel of F. Marion Crawford that I have and will read.
It is the compelling story of a young nun who flees the convent with her lover, a Scottish doctor/nobleman. He used a young woman's corpse, the victim of suicide, to create the impression that the nun has died in a fire, instead of going over the cloister's walls and disappearing.
Twenty years later, the nun dies and her husband and daughter, Gloria, live in Rome.
In a maze of intricate twists and turns, the novel goes on to explore the intrigues and triangles and passions of Gloria and her circle. Eventually, she commits suicide and her father is left to contemplate how his sacriligious deed of long ago has ruined many lives.
It is literally unputdownable and has hooked me on this newly discovered author. It is my very favourite kind of book.
The book is in two volumes . I downloaded it free Manybooks where it is available in many different electronic formats.
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