About the Author

Born in England in 1970, Santa Montefiore grew up in Hampshire. She is married to writer Simon Sebag Montefiore. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha, in London.

Reviews

"Escape into a world of ardent love and doomed desire..."
-- InStyle (UK)

"If you are a fan of the old-fashioned blockbuster and are fond of a little Rosamunde Pilcher-style nostalgia, this is just the ticket."
-- Glamour (UK)

"Sensual, sensitive and complex...a passionate page-turning life journey and a dark mystery that sweeps from war-torn Italy to aristocratic 1960s London."
-- Plum Sykes, author of Bergdorf Blondes

"The stuff of delicious escapism."
-- The Sunday Times (UK)