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A family rocked by tragedy, a love that lives through time, a story that will stay in your heart… The stunning new 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…

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 9, 2015)
  • Length: 416 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781471101014

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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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