When the Turkish Army occupies Smyrna, Zoe Haggitiris escapes, only to lose everything. Alone in a sea of strangers, her life is touched briefly by a young English boy, Tom Collyer. Years later when war breaks out, Tom finds himself in Greece, where fate will lead him back to Zoe. But the war will not end easily for either of them.
One man. One painter. One life. Or so you might think...
When a family feud shatters the peace of the sixteenth century Tuscan countryside, a girl is left to wander the forest alone. Years later, in Florence, a former soldier investigating a murder is led on a journey into his past.
16th century Italy, deep in the Tuscan countryside a long-held feud between two aristocratic families ends in tragedy leaving only one young girl alive. Having barely escaped with her life, she vows to survive at all costs ... Years later, amidst the winding streets and majestic facades of Florence, two murders are not all they seem. As Onorio Celavini, commander of the Medici police force, investigates he is horrified to find a personal connection to the crimes, and a conspiracy lurking beyond. The secrets of his past threaten to spill out and Celavini is forced to revisit the traumatic memories hidden deep within him to lay the ghosts of history to rest. Poignant, brutal and compelling The Phoenix of Florence is a richly told and cleverly crafted tale of a struggle for identity and a battle for justice in an Italy besieged by war.
Florence, 1466. A lust for life, a passion for power and a taste for adventure...