"TROIS FEMMES AU DESTIN INOUBLIABLE
UN PAYS AU BORD DE LA RUINE
UN CHÂTEAU AU CŒUR DE TOUTES LES PASSIONS
Irlande, 1925. Sur les vertes collines de West Cork, le château de Deverill a été brûlé par les rebelles. Mais la jeune et nouvellement riche Celia Deverill est déterminée à rendre sa splendeur d’antan à la demeure de ses ancêtres, et ainsi à restaurer le berceau de tous ses souvenirs d’enfance en compagnie de sa cousine Kitty et de leur amie Bridie Doyle.
De leur côté, Kitty, mariée à un autre, se languit toujours de Jack O’Leary, l’amour qu’elle ne pourra jamais avoir, et Bridie, devenue la coqueluche des cercles mondains new-yorkais, reste hantée par son passé et songe à se venger de ceux qui l’ont autrefois lésée.
Alors que chacune de ces trois filles d’Irlande doit affronter ses propres démons et des forces qui les dépassent, le monde lui-même s’apprête à s’écrouler…
LE DEUXIÈME TOME DE L’ÉBLOUISSANTE
SAGA IRLANDAISE QUI COMBLERA LES LECTEURS
DE LUCINDA RILEY ET KATE MORTON"
"DEUX AMIES QUE TOUT OPPOSE
UNE NATION PRÈS DE SE DÉCHIRER
UN CHÂTEAU AU CŒUR DE TOUTES LES PASSIONS
Irlande, 1900. L’année marque le début d’un nouveau siècle et la naissance de deux jeunes femmes bien différentes : Kitty Deverill, une noble anglo-irlandaise intrépide aux flamboyants cheveux roux, et Bridie Doyle, la timide fille de la cuisinière qui aspire à une vie meilleure. Mais elles ont grandi ensemble au château de Deverill et une profonde amitié les lie.
Bientôt, leur vie paisible dans ce bastion de la suprématie britannique est menacée par la lutte du pays pour son indépendance et par l’amour qu’elles partagent pour le rebelle Jack O’Leary. Déchirées par la trahison et un terrible secret, les deux amies semblent à présent irréconciliables. Une seule chose peut les réunir : leur inébranlable attachement pour le château de Deverill et tous les souvenirs qu’il renferme…
LE PREMIER TOME DE L’ÉBLOUISSANTE
SAGA IRLANDAISE QUI COMBLERA LES LECTEURS
DE LUCINDA RILEY ET KATE MORTON"
"From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, based on a true story.
'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYES
Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was wait.
Cornwall, 1944
When Rupert Dash is declared missing, presumed dead during the Battle of Arnhem, his wife, Florence, is devastated. She can't accept that he has gone from her life forever, and so when she finds a poem called 'Wait for Me' hidden in an old book, she believes it's a sign from her husband. A promise that he will return to her.
London, 1988
Since childhood Max has suffered from a recurring nightmare. Surrounded by the horrific chaos of World War Two, he has an urgent mission he knows he must complete. But time after time, the dream ends with him awaking in terror, his heart pounding from the horror of the battlefield. Desperate to understand why he is haunted by such terrible visions, Max embarks on a journey that leads him to Cornwall and a man named Rupert Dash.
Australia, 1995
Florence receives a letter from someone she has never met, who lives on the other side of the world. This stranger says he remembers a life that belonged to another before him. Could this be the one person Florence has waited over fifty years to meet again?
'Based on a true story this gorgeous sweeping romance crossing time and continents is completely captivating as Florence epitomises the enduring power of love' My Weekly"
"Something is amiss in the village of Badley Compton…
Binoculars at the ready, Flappy Scott-Booth is set to investigate. Newcomers have moved in, a young couple from London, delightful no doubt but they do need to know their place. Who better to teach them the ways of this close-knit community than Flappy herself?
But Flappy has other distractions. An ardent admirer, a New Year's Ball to organize and manifold appearances to be kept up. How much time and effort it all takes! Add to the mix the sudden arrival of her son Jasper with his utterly charming persona and total lack of ambition and drive, accompanied by his pretentious wife and their two highly-strung children - and Flappy is on ultra-high alert.
Endlessly entertaining, fabulously fun and gorgeously gossipy, Flappy Investigates is the pitch-perfect follow-up to the bestselling Flappy Entertains.
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"Dark secrets and hidden sorrows abound in Santa Montefiore's spellbinding novel set in war-torn Italy and the streets of New York.
'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYES
'A wonderful story, beautifully told. I absolutely tore through it!' KAREN SWAN
New York, 1979.
It is Thanksgiving and Evelina has her close family and beloved friends gathered around, her heart weighted with gratitude for what she has and regret for what she has given up. She has lived in America for over thirty years, but she is still Italian in her soul.
Northern Italy, 1934.
Evelina leads a sheltered life with her parents and siblings in a villa of fading grandeur. When her elder sister Benedetta marries a banker, to suit her father's wishes rather than her own, Evelina swears that she will never marry out of duty. She knows nothing of romantic love, but when she meets Ezra, son of the local dressmaker, her heart recognises it like an old friend.
Evelina wants these carefree days to last forever. She wants to bask in sunshine, beauty and love and pay no heed to the grey clouds gathering on the horizon. But nothing lasts forever. The shadows of war are darkening over Europe and precious lives are under threat…
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"Sometimes your biggest mistake can also be a blessing . . .
Madison has always known she had a different father to her siblings. But it wasn't until she turned eighteen that she learned his name. And now she wants to meet the man who shares her fair hair and blue eyes.
Robert is a very lucky man. A big house, beautiful wife, three handsome sons. Eighteen years ago, he made a mistake. A brief fling that resulted in a daughter nobody else knows about.
Robert must finally tell his family the truth. Will they ever be able to forgive him and accept Madison as one of their own?"
"Pure escapism on every page, The Distant Shores tells the story of a family torn apart, and the woman who will bring them back together.
Margot Hart travels to Ireland to write a biography of the famous Deverill family. She knows she must speak to the current Lord Deverill - JP - if she is to uncover the secrets of the past. A notorious recluse, JP won't be an easy man to crack. But Margot is determined - and she is not a woman who is easily put off.
What she never expected was to form a close bond with JP and be drawn into his family disputes. Shouldering the blame for running up debts that forced him to sell the family castle, JP is isolated and vulnerable. With help from his handsome son Colm, it seems as though Margot might be the only one who can restore JP's fortunes.
Will the family ever succeed in healing rifts that have been centuries in the making?
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"A priceless Titian masterpiece. A sumptuous French chateau with a deadly secret. And a mystery hidden in a Bordeaux village that will change their lives forever…
When elegant Anouk, a dealer in American antiques, dies unexpectedly, she leaves the Metropolitan museum an uncatalogued, multimillion dollar painting by Titian. Her son, Mischa, had no idea she had even owned it and becomes determined to discover the story behind the painting.
This mystery sends him on the trail of his own history, back to the French village of his childhood. There he hopes to uncover the origins of the Gypsy Madonna; he never expects to find himself.
Lose yourself in this story of epic romance and dark mystery set against the backdrop of occupied France and post-war America."
"She hardly knew her Italian mother and her English father acts as if Valentina never existed. She despises country life almost as much as she despises her stepmother and stepsisters. On board the houseboat named after her dead mother, Alba's life is little more than a selfish search for fun and pleasure. But the discovery of her mother's portrait sends the girl back to Italy to find her family - and the truth about Valentina. Amid the olive groves of the Amalfi coast, its balmy air rich with the scent of figs, a tale of deception and betrayal is waiting to be discovered. It is a tale that takes Alba into the past - but also gives her a new future."
"THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'Just promise me one thing . . . Have the courage to follow your heart'
Buenos Aires, 1948.
Audrey Garnet lives a sheltered life in the exclusive Argentinian community of Hurlingham. That is, until Cecil and Louis Forrester arrive, travelling from England to make their fortunes.
Admired by all for her beauty and grace, Audrey quickly catches the eyes of both brothers, but it is talented-but-troubled outsider Louis with his musical flair whom she is drawn to most. Cecil, however, is a better match – a decorated war hero who has charmed the entire community, including Audrey’s parents, forcing Audrey to keep her true feelings a secret.
But when a family tragedy rocks Audrey’s world, she is faced with a terrible dilemma: must she do her duty to her family, or will she finally be able to follow her heart?
***PRAISE FOR SANTA MONTEFIORE***
‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore’
JOJO MOYES
‘An enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments’
DINAH JEFFERIES on Songs of Love and War
‘Santa Montefiore hits the spot for my like few other writers’
SARRA MANNING
‘One of our personal favourites’
THE TIMES on The Last Secret of the Deverills"
"A stunning story of loss, love and the summer that changed everything from the number one bestselling author of Songs of Love and War.
1958. Celestria, the charismatic daughter of an aristocratic family, lives in Pendrift Hall, a pale stone mansion with gardens that tumble down to the Cornish sea. It is summer and the weeks ahead hold the promise of self-discovery and the thrilling possibility of elicit love affairs.
Yet tragedy erupts in paradise when one of the family vanishes. A mysterious note is left behind with the words: ‘Forgive Me’. Soon Celestria is pulled along a trail of deception, masquerades and mirrors. It will lead her from her idyllic life on the English coast to the orange groves of Southern Italy. It will also lead her to love..."
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