Love, secrets, and destiny intertwine in Tuscany and Devon.
This book would be a good read for someone who loves atmospheric and evocative storytelling. With its dual timeline and captivating settings of Tuscany and Devon, the author takes us on a journey of love, forgiveness, and the power of the past. The unique feature of this book is the way it seamlessly weaves together two separate storylines, spanning decades and miles apart, creating a mysterious and enchanting tale that is sure to keep readers engrossed until the very end.
ISBN: 9781849831062
Authors:
Santa Montefiore
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 2012-04-26
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.92
(rated by 6478 readers)
Description
Ten-year-old Floriana is captivated by the beauty of the magnificent Tuscan villa that overlooks the sea just outside her small village. She likes to spy from the crumbling wall into the gardens, and imagine that one day she'll escape her meagre existence and live there. One day, Dante, the son of the villa's powerful industrialist owner, invites her inside. From that moment on Floriana knows that her destiny is there, with him. But as they grow up they cross an unseen line, jeopardising the very thing they hold most dear.Decades later and hundreds of miles away, a beautiful old country house hotel on England's Devon coast has fallen on hard times. Its owner, Marina, advertises for an artist-in-residence to stay the summer and teach the guests how to paint. Rafael Santoro is charismatic and wise, and soon begins to pacify the discord in her family. However, Rafa is not who he seems. He has his own agenda. Whether to destroy, to seduce, or to heal, it is certain to affect them all.Spanning four decades and sweeping from the Italian countryside to the English coast, this new story by Santa Montefiore is a moving and mysterious tale of love, forgiveness and the past revealed.
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