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FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR...A holiday read with heart and soul that will last a lifetime.

Antoinette's world has fallen apart: her husband, the man she has loved for as long as she can remember, has died tragically in an accident. He was her rock, the man she turned to for love and support, the man she knew better than she knew herself. Or at least so she thought…
For as she arrives at the familiar old stone church for George's funeral, she sees a woman she has never met before.
Phaedra loved George too, and she could not bear to stay away from his funeral. But as she sits before his wife, she knows that what she is about to reveal will change all their lives forever.

This book is published in the US under the title The Girl From Paris

***PRAISE FOR SANTA MONTEFIORE***

‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore’ JOJO MOYES

‘An enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments’ DINAH JEFFERIES on Songs of Love and War

‘Santa Montefiore hits the spot for my like few other writers’ SARRA MANNING

‘One of our personal favourites’ THE TIMES on The Last Secret of the Deverills

‘Accomplished and poetic’ Daily Mail

‘Santa Montefiore is a marvel’ Sunday Express

About The Author

(c) Laura Aziz

Santa Montefiore’s books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and have sold more than six million copies in England and Europe. She is the bestselling author of The Temptation of Gracie and the Deverill series, among many others. She is married to writer Simon Sebag Montefiore. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha, in London. Visit her at SantaMontefiore.co.uk and connect with her on Twitter @SantaMontefiore or on Instagram @SantaMontefioreOfficial. 

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (April 25, 2013)
  • Length: 496 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781849831055

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Raves and Reviews

‘This is Santa Montefiore at her best – an enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments. If you love a heartfelt, epic trilogy this is for you. I loved it and can’t wait for more’

– Dinah Jefferies, author of The Tea Planter's Wife, on Songs of Love and War

‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything she writes, she writes from the heart’

– Jojo Moyes

‘A multigenerational banquet of love: falling in, falling out, rediscovering,rekindling. 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, on The Beekeeper's Daughter

‘I raced through this feel-good romantic story, which spans continents and decades’

– Fanny Blake, Woman & Home on The Beekeeper's Daughter

‘This deeply romantic saunter is an ideal summer read. Laced with secrets and forbidden liaisons, it is sure to keep you turning the pages’

– The Lady on The Beekeeper's Daughter

‘Santa Montefiore is the new Rosamunde Pilcher’

– Daily Mail

‘A superb storyteller of love and death in romantic places in fascinating times’

– Vogue

‘A gripping romance . . . it is as believable as the writing is beautiful’

– Daily Telegraph

‘Anyone who likes Joanne Harris or Mary Wesley will love Montefiore’

– Mail on Sunday

‘One of our personal favourites and bestselling authors, sweeping stories of love and families spanning continents and decades’

– The Times

‘Engaging and charming’

– Penny Vincenzi

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