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The temptation

of Gr acie

TheTemptationofGraciebySanta

Montefiore(Simon& Schuster)is

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G

racieBurtonhasliveda quiet

lifein Devonforthepast 40

years,keepingherselftoherself

• asmuchasanyonecanin
  a villagewhereeveryoneknowsyour
  business.Butwhatneitherherfriends
  ordaughterCarinaknowsis thatherlife
  wasn’talwaysthisunremarkable.When
  widowedGraciespendsherlifesavings
  onanItaliancookerycourseat a Tuscan
  castle and cajoles Carina and her moody

granddaughterAnastasiaintogoing

withher,nooneunderstandswhathas

promptedtheseeminglyrandomtrip.

It’sonlyonarrivalat CastelloMontefosco,

undertheTuscansun,thatGracie’ssecrets

cometolight.Assherelivesthehappy

monthsshespentasanapprenticeart

restorer,shealsoremembersevenings

spentin thearmsofheronetruelove.

ButwhateventsconspiredtosendGracie

running back to grey post-war London,

andwhyhashertimein Italyremained

a secretforsomanyyears?

Withshockrevelationsthatcould

changeGracie’srelationshipsforever,

thiswonderfulnovelis bothpoignant

andromantic,remindingusthatyou’re

nevertooold– ortooyoung– forlove.

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TemptationofGracie, Santacapturesthe

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Montefiore.Everythingshewrites,she

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and rediscovered in the beautiful Italian countryside

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