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The Villa

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Set against the rugged coast of Sicily, debut novelist Rosanna Ley creates a lush multi-generational story in The Villa; an epic journey of love lost, family secrets, the road to self-discovery and the meaning of home and family.

When Tess Angel receives a letter informing her she has inherited the Villa Sirena, perched on a clifftop in Sicily--she is stunned. Her only link to the small beautiful island is through her mother, Flavia, who left Sicily during World War II and has not spoken to her family, or of her life there, since.

Initially resistant to Tess traveling to her home country, Flavia begins to recount her youth, told in flashbacks as she writes in a journal to Tess of her journey to independence, as well as leaving her legacy of cherished family recipes and secrets. Secrets including a lost treasure rumored to be hidden in the very Villa Tess is staying at.

Told in alternating points-of-view between Tess, Flavia, and Tess' teenage daughter Ginny, dealing with her blooming sexuality and filled with questions that she longs to ask her long-absent father.
(P)2014 WF Howes Ltd

Critics Review

A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read
Red
Top escapism
Closer
The Villa will stay with you long after you've devoured this tale of family feuds, secrets and passion, Sicilian-style . . . Romantic, escapist and mouth-watering, it has everything you could wish for in a summer read. Delicious
Veronica Henry
This summer read will keep you enthralled
Bella
Beautifully written, warm and romantic . . . The perfect holiday read
Rachel Hore
Author Rosanna Ley
Narrator Anna Bentinck
Duration 15 hours and 47 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781848667655
Format Audiobook
Publisher Quercus
Genre Historical romance, Modern and contemporary fiction, Romance, Second World War fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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