Sea of Lost Love

By Santa Montefiore

Book Overview

From the author of The Gypsy Madonna and The Last Voyage of the Valentina, a breathless novel that sweeps its heroine from the Cornish coast to the rugged beauty of Puglia Italy, where she discovers a shocking truth about her family and the way to save her ancestral home.Celestria Montague always spends her summers at Pendrift Hall, the rambling, shabby mansion adorned with wisteria and clematis that has been home to the Montague family for generations. It is 1958, and the family is celebrating her father's fiftieth birthday at a lavish ball. The celebratory night ends in death and tragedy, however, and young Celestria learns that the family may lose Pendrift Hall. Her grandfather urges Celestria to play detective, to solve the mysteries surrounding the night's events, and to save the ancient mansion if at all possible. Her quest takes her to Italy's rugged and beautiful Puglia, and into the dark, cool cloisters of the Convento di Santa Maria del Mare. Here Celestria meets an enigmatic stranger and confronts unwelcome truths about her family--and herself. Sea of Lost Love is Santa Montefiore at her very best--sensitive, sensual, and complex.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416543732
• ISBN13: 9781416543732
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Touchstone
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

In a Word... Inimitable

This is my second Santa Montefiore novel. I must say that like, The French Gardner, Sea of Lost Love is absolutely wonderful. The plot is explosive -- continuously catching you off guard with interesting twists and turns. The characters are portrayed so clearly and with keen realism. There is great closure with the protagonists -- especially the ending! In all honesty, I was sorry when I finished the book. At the same time, I have to say also that there is one small flaw. I don't want to give anything away, so, I'll just say that the falling in love parts occurred too quickly and too often. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed it -- so much so, I'm getting ready to purchase another one of her books, The Perfect Happiness.

Good story

I enjoyed the story and the writing, although not as much as The French Gardener.

Amazing Novel

Sea of Lost Love is an amazing book. I randomly shuffled through an 'end of the year sale' bin at a local book store and was pleasantly surprised. The author describes everything in so perfect of detail it doesn't seem like you're there, you really are. I absolutely loved how she described Italy. Also, her characters are the most developed I've seen and are so complex on many levels. Santa Montefiore is an amazing writer and I am definitely going to read her other works in the future. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a mystery along with romance.