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The Secrets of Sainte Madeleine
- Author
- Tilly Bagshawe
- Narrator
- Jilly Bond
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 17 February 2022
- Run Time
- 16 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
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ONE FAMILY
GENERATIONS OF SECRETS
IT’S TIME TO ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU . . .
Elise is a true daughter of the chateau. She’d die before anything happened to Sainte Madeleine – even if it means betraying her own family.
Alexandre, Elise’s brother, is destined to inherit – yet a dangerous rift with their father puts his future, and the chateau, in jeopardy.
And for distant cousin Laurent, his life-long love for Elise will always call him back to Sainte Madeleine.
But the peace of Europe rests on a knife-edge, and history has bigger plans than them all. Through love and war, danger and deceit, can the chateau – and the Salignac family – weather the storm?
Readers are getting swept away by Sainte Madeleine:‘It is perfect escapism’ Netgalley reviewer
‘A beautiful love story that captures your attention and your heart from beginning to end’ Netgalley reviewer
‘Everything from sensitivity to heartache as well as a great story’ Netgalley reviewer
‘A definite feel of Gone with the Wind’ Netgalley reviewer
‘Lovers of romance and wine will be enraptured by the story’ Netgalley reviewer
‘Tilly Bagshawe has weaved a larger than life family saga set in the most gorgeous setting possible’ Netgalley reviewer
Critics Review
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‘Fabulous escapism, full of secrets & scandalous behaviour. Big and sweeping, it transported me to France, Greece, California… A pacy riot of a saga’ Tracy Rees
More praise for Tilly Bagshawe’s escapist and glamorous novels:
‘A cut above the rest… Pure, unadulterated escapism’ Fabulous
‘Fast-paced, fun and thoroughly entertaining’ Daily Mail
‘If you like your fiction with a large helping of glamour and scandal, this is a gem’ Prima
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Details
- Author
- Tilly Bagshawe
- Narrator
- Jilly Bond
- Duration
- 16 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 February 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008521851
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical romance
Synopsis
Deep in the French countryside, inside the walls of a family chateau, a remarkable legacy awaits . . . From the international bestselling author comes an escapist, glamorous tale spanning generations & sweeping from Burgundy to Greece and beyond . . . ONE FAMILY THREE GENERATIONS SOME SECRETS NEVER DIE . . . Elise would do anything to inherit Sainte Madeleine, the vineyard that’s been home to the Salignacs for generations. Only Laurent Senard, a distant cousin, is a rival for her heart – yet when a family rift sends her on a new and dangerous path, she risks losing them both . . . Alexandre, Elise’s brother, can’t bear to see their capricious father put the vineyard – and Alex's birthright – in jeopardy. He leaves to carve out his own fortune in the rich hills of Napa, California. But will turning his back on the chateau be his biggest mistake? Laurent Senard’s love for Elise was planted at Sainte Madeleine long ago. But with the shadow of war sweeping over Europe, Laurent must leave France to fight. Through the years of longing, secrecy and tragedy that follow, he vows to find his way back – if only it isn’t too late . . . Sweeping through the 1920s to WWII and beyond, this is the story of the Salignac family – the loves that bind them, the secrets that threaten to divide them, and the chateau that will always call them home.
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