An Italian Affair
A sweeping tale of love, betrayal and war, set against the glorious Tuscan countryside. Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Dinah Jeffries
Love. War. Family. Betrayal.
Italy, 1937. Alessandra Durante is grieving the loss of her husband when she discovers she has inherited her ancestral family seat, Villa Durante, deep in the Tuscan Hills. Longing for a new start, she moves from her home in London to Italy with her daughter Diana and sets about rebuilding her life.
Under the threat of war, Alessandra’s house becomes first a home and then a shelter to all those who need it. Then Davide, a young man who is hiding the truth about who he is, arrives, and Diana starts to find her heart going where her head knows it must not.
Back home in Britain as war breaks out, Alessandra’s son Robert, signs up to be a pilot, determined to play his part in freeing Italy from the grip of Fascism. His bravery marks him out as an asset to the Allies, and soon he is being sent deep undercover and further into danger than ever before.
As war rages, the Durante family will love and lose, but will they survive the war…?
“I was stunned and enthralled by this stupendous book… Caroline is the cleverest writer, and I drifted from country to country and endured those ghastly dogfights and feared and hoped and despaired… honestly a tour de force from start to finish.”
Joanna Lumley“An intricate tapestry, woven on the loom of the horrors of war. The needle expertly manipulated by Caroline Montague, weaves stories of love, adventure, surprise and ultimately, good. A thoroughly engrossing read.”
Julian Fellowes
