The House by the Sea - Rilegato

Santa Montefiore

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ISBN 10: 1847379303 ISBN 13: 9781847379306

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster UK, 2011

Riassunto

An irresistibly compelling from the internationally bestselling author 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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'The House by the Sea has it all: secrets, mystery, passionate love affairs fueled by drama and determined by fate, and the grace notes of fairytales - evil stepmothers, cranky stepdaughters, and redemption in the wake of understanding in the hands of the great painter Rafa Santoro. Santa Montefiore is a wonder, you will not be able to put this novel down. Unforgettable!' --Adriana Trigiani

'Like her countrywomen Barbara Taylor Bradford and Penny Vincenzi, Montefiore excels at juxtaposing the opulent with the ordinary in delicately woven tales that seamlessly traverse borders and span decades' --Booklist

'Santa Montefiore does sweeping canvases of luxury life to a T' --Daily Mail

'Santa Montefiore is a marvel' --Sunday Express

`Secret Santa: Ten books in ten years and the mother of two children? Chelsea author Santa Montefiore tells Catherine Wilding how she does it' --Resident Magazine

`A sweeping saga taking us from the grandeur of 70's Italian aristocracy to a struggling hotel in contemporary Devon. You won't discover how the two storylines connect until the final pages, but along the way you'll learn how the heartache of a thwarted love affair resonates across generations' --Glamour Magazine

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From the internationally bestselling author of The French Gardener comes an irresistibly compelling novel that confirms the remarkable power of love to heal and transform.
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 surrounded by such otherworldly splendour. Then, one day, Dante, the son of the villa's powerful industrialist owner invites her inside. From that moment on Floriana knows that the only destiny for her is there, in those enchanting gardens, 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 after the financial crash of 2008. Its owner, Marina, advertises for an artist-in-residence to stay the summer and teach the guests how to paint. The man she hires is charismatic and wise and soon begins to pacify the discord in her family and transform the fortunes of the hotel. However, he is not who he seems. He has his own agenda. Is it to destroy, to seduce, or to heal? Whichever, 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.
Author photo with credit]
Born in England in 1970, Santa Montefiore grew up in Hampshire. She is married to historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha, in London. The House by the Sea is her eleventh book. Visit her at www.santamontefiore.co.uk

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1847379303
• ISBN 13: 9781847379306
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 496