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Sunday 17 May 2015

The Villa - Rosanna Ley






When Tess Angel receives a Solicitor's letter inviting her to claim her inheritance - the Villa Sirena, perched on a clifftop in Sicily - she is stunned. Her only link to the island is trough her mother, Flavia, who left Sicily during World Warr II and cut all contact with her family.

Initially resistant to Tess going back to her roots, Flavia realises the secrets from her past are about to be revealed and decides to try to explain her actions. Meanwhile, Tess's teenage daughter Ginny is stressed by college, by her blooming sexuality and filled with questions that she longs to ask her father, if she knew where he was. 

 Three women, all seeking answers. 
Will Villa Sirena bring them together - or drive them apart.?


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Tess Angel's mother has always been very secretive about her life in Sicily and has never discussed her reason for leaving or why she has refused to go back.

Out of the blue Tess receives a Solicitors letter telling her she has been left a villa in her mother's village back in Sicily. She has never heard of Edward Westerman and has no idea why he would have left her his villa.
Tess decides she will travel to Sicily and see for herself the place her mother grew up and the villa
Mr Westerman has left her in his will, but what about her daughter Ginny she is in the middle of her exams.
With everything organised Tess leaves for Sicily where she doesn't just find her villa but discovers family feuds and family secrets and a little romance.

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Rosanna Ley's The Villa is a warm, romantic read in which you discover the lives of three generations of women. Tessa, her mother Flavia and her daughter Ginny.

A great holiday read and one I would definitely recommend,

Continuing with novels I've stored up on my kindle my next May read is




Happy reading one & all

Mx




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