The House by the Sea - Brossura

Montefiore, Santa

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1847379311 ISBN 13: 9781847379313

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 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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Praise for Santa Montefiore: 'This is quite simply a beautiful read and will make you believe again in love that conquers all' News of the World; 'A gripping romance . . . It is as believable as the writing is beautiful' Daily Telegraph; 'Santa Montefiore is the new Rosamunde Pilcher' Daily Mail; 'A superb storyteller of love and death in romantic places in fascinating times' Plum Sykes, Vogue

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The internationally bestselling author of The French Gardener presents a complex and 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. He shows her the enchanting Mermaid Garden and from that moment on Floriana knows that the only destiny for her is there, in that garden, 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.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1847379311
• ISBN 13: 9781847379313
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 496