The Italian Villa

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Pub Date 17 Feb 2020 | Archive Date 17 Feb 2020

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Callie, a lonely small-town waitress, is still reeling from the discovery that she’s adopted when she arrives in Montevino, Italy in search of answers – the keys to the stunning hillside villa she has just inherited clutched tightly in her hand. Inside the rusted gates, and through a large wooden front door dripping with sun-kissed flowers, Callie can’t decide if she’s more astonished by her new home or her first encounter with the mysterious young groundskeeper, Tommaso.

Wandering the villa barefoot at night, Callie finds a diary belonging to a woman named Elisa, wrapped in faded blue ribbon and hidden in her birthmother’s antique wardrobe. Page by page, Callie is swept away by its story of love, passion, heartbreak and betrayal as she reads how Elisa married her childhood sweetheart in secret before fleeing to the woods to join the resistance. They vowed to find each other again when the war was over, but history had other plans.

Callie is certain that her and Elisa’s lives are somehow connected, and that the truth about her family is hidden somewhere within the diary’s crinkled yellow pages. It gives her the courage to start asking questions around the close-knit village until, at long last, she feels her closed-off heart begin to open. Perhaps even enough to let someone in…

But when a devastating betrayal in the final pages of the diary unlocks a heart-breaking secret about who Callie’s mother really is, the chance for a new life shatters in front of her. Can she persuade the locals to forgive her past and accept the truth about her identity?

This unforgettable story of love, loss and secrets by the author of million-copy Amazon No 1. bestseller, Watch Over Me, is perfect for anyone who loves Fiona Valpy, Lily Graham, or The Letter by Kathryn Hughes.

Callie, a lonely small-town waitress, is still reeling from the discovery that she’s adopted when she arrives in Montevino, Italy in search of answers – the keys to the stunning hillside villa she...


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Advance Praise

Readers adore Daniela Sacerdoti:

‘Poignant, unique, one of the best books I've read.’ The Sun

‘Take your time when you read this, absorb every word, because it's totally and utterly worth it.’ Book Love Bug

‘The most touching and emotional book I've read this year ... such a delicate and beautiful read… you can't help but fall into the storyline from the first page.’ Rea’s Book Reviews, 5 stars

‘Endearing characters that both break and capture the heart… stunning… beautiful fiction that feeds the soul.’ Daily Record

‘It has been a very long time, if ever, that I have read a book so beautifully written and been so absolutely spellbound.’ Room for Reading, 5 stars

‘I defy you not to fall in love with the place, the characters and the writing.’ Lisa Reads Books

‘The romance and emotion oozes from the page… blew me away.’ Compelling Reads

Readers adore Daniela Sacerdoti:

‘Poignant, unique, one of the best books I've read.’ The Sun

‘Take your time when you read this, absorb every word, because it's totally and utterly worth it.’...


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