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About The Book

An extraordinary tale of love, desire and forgiveness from the number one bestselling author of Songs of love and War.
Sofia Solanas grows up on a beautiful ranch in the middle of the Argentine pampa. In a world of old-fashioned values, she carves out a place as a rebellious and passionate young woman. But eventually, her stubborn nature leads her to trouble …
When Sofia’s mother Anna discovers that Sofia has embarked on a forbidden love affair, she must act in order to save the family from shame. She sends Sofia to Europe – away from her friends and family and the man Sofia loves. But then, more than twenty years later, a family tragedy calls Sofia home, and she must discover if her passion still lives on …

About The Author

Lezli Rose

Santa Montefiore is the number one bestselling author of more than thirty novels and has sold over eight million copies worldwide. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages, and she won a Romantic Novelists’ Association Award for The Temptation of Gracie in 2019, which is currently in development for film. Born in England in 1970, she grew up in Hampshire and now lives in London with her husband, writer Simon Sebag Montefiore, their daughter Lilochka, son Sasha, and dog Simba. Shadows in the Moonlight is the first novel of a planned trilogy following the character Pixie Tate. Visit her at SantaMontefiore.co.uk and connect with her on Facebook @SantaMontefioreBooks or on Instagram @SantaMontefioreOfficial.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (January 2, 2014)
  • Length: 608 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781471132124

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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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