Across the River and Into the Trees John Ross Macdonald the truth may go back

the truth may go back a lot further than he ever realised

Shimi Carmelli can do up his own buttons

And defeat will mean humiliation - or death

Inez has supplemented her income by taking in tenants

A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger

Across the River and Into the Trees John Ross Macdonald the truth may go backThe War is just over. In Venice, a city elaborately and affectionately described, the American Colonel, Richard Cantrell, falls passionately in love with Renata, a young Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break your or anyone else's heart'. Cantrell is embittered, war scarred and old enough to be Renata's father, but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness and freshness of the love she is offering. But this is no fairy tale. The fighting may