The Invitation An evocative love story set along the Italian Riviera about a group of charismatic stars who all have secrets and pasts they try desperately and dangerously to hide Rome Hal an itinerant journa

An evocative love story set along the Italian Riviera about a group of charismatic stars who all have secrets and pasts they try desperately and dangerously to hide.Rome, 1953 Hal, an itinerant journalist flailing in the post war darkness, has come to the Eternal City to lose himself and to seek absolution for the thing that haunts him One evening he finds himself on tAn evocative love story set along the Italian Riviera about a group of charismatic stars who all have secrets and pasts they try desperately and dangerously to hide.Rome, 1953 Hal, an itinerant journalist flailing in the post war darkness, has come to the Eternal City to lose himself and to seek absolution for the thing that haunts him One evening he finds himself on the steps of a palazzo, walking into a world of privilege and light Here, on a rooftop above the city, he meets the mysterious Stella Hal and Stella are from different worlds, but their connection is magnetic Together, they escape the crowded party and imagine a different life, even if it s just for a night Yet Stella vanishes all too quickly, and Hal is certain their paths won t cross again.But a year later they are unexpectedly thrown together, after Hal receives an invitation he cannot resist An Italian Contessa asks him to assist on a trip of a lifetime acting as a reporter on a tremendous yacht, skimming its way along the Italian coast toward Cannes film festival, the most famous artists and movie stars of the day gathered to promote a new film.Of all the luminaries aboard an Italian ingenue, an American star, a reclusive director only one holds Hal in thrall Stella And while each has a past that belies the gilded surface, Stella has the most to hide As Hal s obsession with Stella grows, he becomes determined to bring back the girl she on

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