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Martha Wallace came to Dublin from her home in America to find her birth mother. But instead she has lost her heart to the impossibly charming JP Deverill. Bridie Doyle, now mistress of Castle Deverill, is determined to make the castle she used to work in her home. But her flamboyant husband, Cesare, has other ideas. Kitty Deverill has come to terms with her life with her husband, Robert. But then Jack O'Leary, the love of her life, returns to Ballinakelly....

When her husband dies in a tragic accident, Antoinette's world falls apart. He was her rock and the man she thought she knew better than she knew herself. But as she arrives at the church for George's funeral, she sees an unfamiliar woman. Phaedra loved George too, and could not bear to stay away from his funeral. As she sits before his wife, she knows that what she is about to reveal will change their lives forever….

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...

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...

West Cork, Ireland, 1900. The year marks the start of a new century and the birth of three very different women: Kitty Deverill, the flame-haired Anglo-Irish daughter of the castle; Bridie Doyle, the daughter of the Irish cook; and Celia Deverill, Kitty's flamboyant English cousin. Together they grow up in the dreamy grounds of the family's grand estate, Castle Deverill. Yet their peaceful way of life will soon be threatened by Ireland's struggle for independence.

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...

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...

From Sunday Times best-selling author Santa Montefiore comes a novel about losing yourself, but finding your future.… Ellen Trawton is running away from it all - literally. She’s getting married to a man she doesn't love, her job is depressing, and her mother is getting on her nerves. So she escapes to the one place she knows her mother won't follow her - her aunt's house in rural Ireland. Once there, she uncovers a dark family secret - and a future she never knew she might have.

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...

From the beloved bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a new novel filled with humour and heart. For fans of The Temptation of Gracie, Flappy now takes centre stage, more charismatic and competitive than ever. ‘Fresh, fun and fabulous! Flappy certainly kept me entertained!’ Heidi Swain...

Arethusa Clayton n’a jamais été du genre à se plier aux règles. Même après sa mort, elle continue de surprendre : au lieu d’être enterrée sur la côte Est des États-Unis, là où elle et son mari ont élevé leurs deux enfants, elle exige que ses cendres soient dispersées sur une colline irlandaise, face à la mer.

Nous sommes en 1939 et la paix chèrement acquise depuis la Grande Guerre vit ses dernières heures. Pour la famille Deverill, beaucoup de choses ont changé et une nouvelle génération attend en coulisses : Martha Wallace a quitté son Amérique natale pour Dublin afin de retrouver sa mère biologique. Mais au lieu de cela, elle est tombée follement amoureuse du très charmant JP Deverill et a découvert que sa mère vient du même endroit que ce dernier. Son destin semble scellé...

TOUTE GRANDE FAMILLE A SES SECRETS, SES FANTÔMES, SES SERMENTS. Margot Hart se rend en Irlande pour rédiger la biographie de l’illustre famille Deverill et percer les lourds secrets de son passé. Elle ne pouvait trouver meilleure résidence d’écriture que ce célèbre château...

Celeste is mourning the tragic death of her young son, Jack, who died from leukaemia. So when she learns that her nephew is coming to stay, she doesn't think she can bear to have another child in the house. But when Bruno arrives, she has no choice but to make him feel welcome and loved, even though her heart is breaking. And when he starts to show some insight into what Jack was like, Celeste dares to dream there might be something more than meets the eye....

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.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, sweeping across England during WWII to Australia five decades later, based on a true story. Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had...

The brand new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author 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...

Een Italiaanse kookcursus in een Toscaans palazzo heeft verstrekkende gevolgen Als de achtenzestigjarige weduwe Gracie een advertentie voor een kookcursus in een Toscaans castello ziet, boekt ze de reis zonder aarzelen. Iedereen in het gehucht in Devon waar ze woont is stomverbaasd: Gracie is al veertig jaar haar dorp amper uit geweest. Vooral haar dochter Carina kan haar oren nauwelijks geloven. Om een oogje in het zeil te houden besluit ze mee te gaan, en ze neemt haar eigen zeventienjarige dochter ook mee.

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.