The Summer House - Hardcover

Santa Montefiore

3.66

4,110 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847379273 ISBN 13: 9781847379276

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2012

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From the author of the bestselling THE HOUSE BY THE SEA:

Antoinette's world has fallen apart-- her husband, the man she has loved for as long as she can remember, has died tragically in an accident. He was her rock, the man she turned to for love and support, the man she knew better than she knew herself. Or at least so she thought...For as she arrives at the familiar old stone church for George's funeral, she sees a woman she has never met before. And in that instant, the day she thought would close a door on the past becomes the day that everything she has ever known is turned upside down. Phaedra loved George too, and she could not bear to stay away from his funeral. She only recently came to know him, but their bond was stronger than any she has ever felt before. As she sits before his wife, she knows that what she is about to reveal will change all their lives forever. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to reveal the truth. But what if the truth is harder to bear than the tragedy...?
This book is published in the US under a different title, which is The Girl From Paris

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Review:

'When the mysterious Phaedra arrives at George Fairfield's funeral, his family wonder who she is and why they've never met her before. Then George's widow, Antoinette, begins to renovate the dilapidated folly in the grounds of the house, unaware that this will unearth secret loves and trials that have remained hidden for years' (Weight Watchers magazine)

'A gripping romance... It is as believable as the writing is beautiful' (Daily Telegraph)

'Santa Montefiore is the new Rosamunde Pilcher' (Daily Mail)

'A superb storyteller of love and death in romantic places in fascinating times' (Plum Sykes, Vogue)

'Antoinette thinks she knows her husband George better than she knows herself and is devastated when he is killed in an accident. So imagine her shock when a mysterious stranger turns up at his funeral and announces she's an important person from his past. Readers will be instantly drawn into this fab novel about the upper class.' --(Star Magazine)

About the Author:

Born in England in 1970, Santa Montefiore grew up in Hampshire. She is married to historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha, in London. Visit her at www.santamontefiore.co.uk and sign up for her newsletter.

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