The Italian Matchmaker

Author: Santa Montefiore
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1848946716
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 443

Book Description
Do you believe in love after death? Gianluca has to admit his life is empty. His high-pressure City job, his seven-figure income, his glossy girlfriends - all have long ceased to satisfy him. His marriage is over and he barely knows his young daughters. In search of serenity and a deeper purpose to his existence, he flees to Italy, to the magical Palazzo Montelimone lovingly restored by his parents, to chill and to assess his future. But life on the sun-drenched Amalfi coast is not as peaceful as Luca anticipates. The palazzo is filled with his mother's eccentric friends and haunted by the ghosts of its murderous past. He meets a woman whose dark eyes are heavy with sorrow and a solemn little boy with an incredible secret. As he begins to unravel a mystery that has its roots in a long-ago act of violence, Luca is forced to face his greatest fear in exchange for the greatest truth.

The Italian Matchmaker

Author: Santa Montefiore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340840535
Category : Amalfi Coast (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
'The kind of book you can't wait to get back to' Tatler Gianluca has to admit his life is empty. His high-pressure City job, his seven-figure income, his glossy girlfriends - all have long ceased to satisfy him. His marriage is over and he barely knows his young daughters. In search of serenity and a deeper purpose to his existence, he flees to Italy, to the magical Palazzo Montelimone lovingly restored by his parents, to chill and to assess his future. But life on the sun-drenched Amalfi coast is not as peaceful as Luca anticipates. The palazzo is filled with his mother's eccentric friends and haunted by the ghosts of its murderous past. He meets a woman whose dark eyes are heavy with sorrow and a solemn little boy with an incredible secret. As he begins to unravel a mystery that has its roots in a long-ago act of violence, Luca is forced to face his greatest fear in exchange for the greatest truth. 'For years I have wanted to write this book. Having seen spirits on and off all my life, I am certain our lives do not end in death, but that we all eventually return home from where we came. The people we love and lose are always around us, watching and loving us. Life does not end in death, it just takes us to another shore.' Santa Montefiore

Last Voyage of the Valentina

Author: Santa Montefiore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743299434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2005 by Hodder and Stoughton"--T.p. verso.

Lost in Rome

Author: Cindy Callaghan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481442821
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Luci Rossi travels to Rome to help out at her aunt's failing pizzeria, and starts a match-making business based on her customers' pizza preferences.

An Italian Girl in Brooklyn

Author: Santa Montefiore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1398516961
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
From #1 internationally bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a spellbinding new novel about dark secrets and hidden sorrows—set in war-torn Italy and the streets of New York. 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…

The Affair

Author: Santa Montefiore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147113203X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR A captivating tale of desire and temptation from the number one bestseling author of Songs of Love and War. Angelica has the world at her feet: a gorgeous French husband, two beautiful children and a successful career. One night at a gossipy dinner party, Angelica’s husband harmlessly flirts with another woman and Angelica herself encounters Jack, a handsome and charismatic man from South Africa. Angelica and Jack are irrevocably drawn together and cannot ignore the sparks that fly between them. From her glamorous life in London, to the lush vineyards of South Africa, Angelica finds herself on a journey that will risk all she has worked for. She and Jack come together for a moment, only to be torn apart by fate. What will Angelica do when she finally realises just how far she has strayed from home…? Praise for Santa Montefiore: 'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYES 'An enchanting read, overflowing with deliciously poignant moments' DINAH JEFFERIES 'Santa Montefiore hits the spot for me like few other writers' SARRA MANNING 'One of our personal favourites' The Times Praise for Santa Montefiore: ‘Accomplished and poetic’ Daily Mail ‘Santa Montefiore is a marvel’ Sunday Express

Miss Match

Author: Lindzee Armstrong
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998166797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
An engaged professional matchmaker. Her playboy billionaire best friend. Can she play cupid without losing her heart?

The Matchmaker

Author: Stella Gibbons
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099529335
Category : Sussex (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
'Her character drawing is perfection, and her sense of fun too subtle to permit quotation' James Agate, author of Ego Uprooted from war-torn London, Alda Lucie-Brown and her three daughters start a new life at Pine Cottage in rural Sussex. Unsuited to a quiet life, Alda attempts to orchestrate - with varying degrees of success - the love affairs of her neighbours. Her unwilling subjects include an Italian POW, a Communist field-hand, a battery-chicken farmer and her intelligent friend Jean.

The Italian Matchmaker

Author: Santa Montefiore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781444501735
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 583

Book Description
This publication is not for sale to libraries. Gianluca has to admit his life is empty. In search of serenity and a deeper purpose to his existence, he flees to Italy to chill and to assess his future. But life on the sun-drenched Amalfi coast is not as peaceful as Luca anticipates.

Italy

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 12

Book Description