The Diarist

Slowly emerging from her grief after the unexpected death of her husband, Kate sells the family home and buys a cottage in the country in search of a quiet and simple life. All that changes when she finds a diary written nearly seventy years earlier. Soon seduced by its contents she embarks on a trip to Florence, Italy where she follows in the footsteps of the writer who went there in search of her brother declared 'missing in action' in 1943.In Florence Kate meets the enigmatic Simonetta who supports and encourages her in her quest as she delves deeper into the world of the diarist and is taken on a journey far beyond her envisioned future.