The Beekeeper's Daughter - Hardcover

Montefiore, Santa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1476735417 ISBN 13: 9781476735412

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2015

Synopsis

From the #1 internationally bestselling author, her first book set in America, the story of a mother and daughter searching for love and happiness, unaware of the secrets that bind them. To find what they are longing for they must confront the past, and unravel the lies told long ago.

England, 1932: Grace Hamblin is growing up on the beautiful estate of the Marquess and Marchioness of Penselwood. The beekeeper's daughter, she knows her place and what the future holds--that is until her father dies. Her childhood friend Freddie has recently become her lover, and she is thankful when they are able to marry and take over her father's duties. But there is another man who she just can't shake from her thoughts...

Massachusetts, 1973: Grace's daughter Trixie Valentine is in love with an unsuitable young man. Jasper Duncliffe is wild and romantic, and in a band that might hit it big. But when his brother dies and he is called home to England, Jasper promises to come back for Trixie one day, if only she will wait for him. Grace thinks that Trixie is surely abandoned and tries to support her daughter, but Trixie brushes off her mother's advice and comfort. She is confident that Jasper's love for her was real...

Set on a fictional island off the coast of Massachusetts with charming architecture, beautiful landscape, and quirky islanders, The Beekeeper's Daughter is "a multigenerational banquet of love...one of the most engrossing reads of my year" (Elin Hilderbrand).

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Review:

"Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything she writes, she writes from the heart."--Jojo Moyes, author of The One Plus One

"Santa Montefiore is a superb storyteller.... Her plots are sensual, sensitive and complex: her characters are unforgettable life forces: her love stories are desperate yet uplifting. One laughs as much as one cries."--Plum Sykes, author of The Debutante Divorcee

"Santa Montefiore is a wonder."--Adriana Trigiani

"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

"Heartwarming and believable... the perfect book to remind the reader of how love in the moment is all consuming, yet provides a wonderful memory and lessons later in life."--Portland Book Review

"An epic romance...exquisite...the fictional island of Tekanasset and its colorful residents come to life with each turn of the page."--Associated Press

"Lyrical. . .achingly beautiful. . .keep the tissue box handy."--Booklist

Escapism of the highest order."--Booklist

About the Author:

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 married to writer Simon Sebag Montefiore. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha, in London. Visit her at SantaMontefioreauthor.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1476735417
• ISBN 13: 9781476735412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 389