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Dark secrets and hidden sorrows abound in Santa Montefiores spellbinding novel set in wartorn Italy and the streets of New York
Nobody does epic romance like Santa MontefioreJOJO 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 grandeurWhen her elder sister Benedetta marries a banker to suit her fathers 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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