Sea of Lost Love

A stunning story of loss, love and the summer that changed everything from the number one bestselling author of Songs of Love and War...

1958. Celestria, the charismatic daughter of an aristocratic family, lives in Pendrift Hall, a pale stone mansion with gardens that tumble down to the Cornish sea. It is summer and the weeks ahead hold the promise of self-discovery and the thrilling possibility of elicit love affairs.
Yet tragedy erupts in paradise when one of the family vanishes. A mysterious note is left behind with the words: ‘Forgive Me’.  Soon Celestria is pulled along a trail of deception, masquerades and mirrors. It will lead her from her idyllic life on the English coast to the orange groves of Southern Italy. It will also lead her to love...

***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

Born in England in 1970, Santa Montefiore grew up in Hampshire. She is married to writer Simon Sebag Montefiore. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha, in London.

ISBN: 9781471132049
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: January 02, 2014

‘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’‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything she writes, she writes from the heart’‘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’‘I raced through this feel-good romantic story, which spans continents and decades’‘This deeply romantic saunter is an ideal summer read. Laced with secrets and forbidden liaisons, it is sure to keep you turning the pages’‘Santa Montefiore is the new Rosamunde Pilcher’‘A superb storyteller of love and death in romantic places in fascinating times’‘A gripping romance . . . it is as believable as the writing is beautiful’‘Anyone who likes Joanne Harris or Mary Wesley will love Montefiore’‘One of our personal favourites and bestselling authors, sweeping stories of love and families spanning continents and decades’‘Engaging and charming’