This rough magic

Description

When Lucy Waring's sister Phyllida suggests that she join her for a quiet holiday on the island of Corfu, young English Lucy is overjoyed. Her work as an actress has temporarily come to a halt. She believes there is no finer place to be "at liberty" than the sun-drenched isle of Corfu, the alleged locale for Shakespeare's The Tempest. Even the suspicious actions of the handsome, arrogant son of a famous actor cannot dampen her enthusiasm for this wonderland in the Ionian Sea. But the peaceful idyll does not last long. A series of incidents, seemingly unconnected - but all surrounded in mystery - throws Lucy's life into a dangerous spin, as fear, danger and death - as well as romance - supplant the former tranquility. Then a human corpse is carried ashore on the incoming tide... And without warning, she found she had stumbled into a nightmare of strange violence, stalked by shadows of terror and sudden death.

First Sentence

"And if it's a boy," said Phyllida cheerfully, "we'll call him Prospero."

Excerpt

"And if it's a boy," said Phyllida cheerfully, "we'll call him Prospero."

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Other Editions

• This rough magicThorndike Press1992-01-01
• This rough magic.HardcoverM. S. Mill Co.1964-01-01
• This rough magicHardcoverMorrow1964-01-01
• This Rough MagicHardcoverCompanion Book Club1964-01-01
• This Rough MagicPaperbackHodder and Stoughton1966-01-01
• This Rough MagicHodder and Stoughton1968-01-01