The Battle of the Villa Fiorita Author:Rumer Godden When Caddie and Hugh, the two younger Clavering children, discover to their horror that their home has been destroyed and that their mother has gone off with another man, they just refuse to accept it. Determined to bring their mother home, they leave their lonely London flat and begin their long journey to an unknown part of Italy.
Very well written Rumer Godden novel about a woman who leaves her husband and children for a lover. The two younger children follow her to Italy. Very insightful.