Santa Montefiore - The Beekeeper's Daughter (2nd Hand Paperback)
Synopsis
A family rocked by tragedy, a love that lives through time, a story that will stay in your heart . . . the stunning novel of love and secrets from the number one bestselling author Santa Montefiore.
Dorset, 1933: Grace Hamblin is growing up on a beautiful rural estate. The only child of the beekeeper, she knows her place and her future - until her father dies unexpectedly and leaves her bereft and alone. Alone, that is, except for the man she loves, whom she knows she can never have.
Massachusetts, 1973: Grace's beautiful, impetuous daughter Trixie Valentine is in love. Jasper is wild and romantic, a singer in a band on the brink of stardom. Then tragedy strikes and he must return to his home in England, promising to come back to Trixie one day, if only she will wait for him.
Weighed down by memories, unaware of the secrets that bind them, both mother and daughter are searching for lost love. To find what they are longing for they must confront the past, and unravel the lies told long ago . . .
Details
- Format : Thicker 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Fiction - Love & Romance
- Published : 2014 (This Edition 2015 - Simon & Schuster)
- ISBN : 9781471147458
- SKU : B002191
- PPC : SP400gm
- RRP : £7.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything she writes, she writes from the heart.' - Jojo Moyes.
'To say Santa Monteflore is talented would be sinful understatement. She has that ability to make you feel as if you can smell the flowers and hear the conversations. To put it simply The Beekeepers Daughter made me smile.' - Goodreads Review.
'The Beekeeper's Daughter features sophisticated, irresistible backdrops and brilliantly drawn characters that made it one of the most engrossing reads of my year.' - Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Matchmaker.
The Author
Born in England in 1970 Santa Montefiore grew up on a farm in Hampshire and was educated at Sherborne School for Girls. She read Spanish and Italian at Exeter University and spent much of the 90s in Buenos Aires, where her mother grew up. She converted to Judaism in 1998 and married historian Simon Sebag Montefiore in the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha in London.
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