The Italian Island

<p><strong>My darling girl don't make the same mistakes as I did. Now that my life is coming to an end take your grandmother's bracelet unlock the secret of our family history and discover who you are...</strong></p><p><em> </em></p><p>As the hazy sun sets on golden sand twenty-year-old <strong>Annie</strong> arrives on the stunning Sicilian island of Galatea her father's final wish playing heavy on her heart: she must solve the mystery of her grandmother who disappeared during World War Two. Her only clues are the delicate gold band around her wrist and directions to Villa Onda - House of the Waves - where her grandmother once lived.</p><p> </p><p>As she climbs the winding road up to the cliffside villa Annie's path collides with handsome local fisherman <strong>Salvo</strong>. His sea-blue eyes sparkle with recognition at her bracelet and Annie can't tell if it's his warm touch or the sun-kissed villa's vine-covered splendour that takes her breath away. Swept into the warm arms of Salvo's family it's not long before she finds herself dancing the night away in the cobbled <em>piazza</em> and finally beginning to heal.</p><p> </p><p>But one afternoon she finds an antique gramophone hidden beneath a dusty sheet in her grandmother's bedroom. Setting the needle she unlocks a long-buried secret... And through Salvo's mother starts to unravel the truth about the bracelet and her grandmother's heart-shattering wartime sacrifice.</p><p> </p><p>With Salvo's first kiss lingering on her lips Annie knows she must dig deeper into the scars that haunt this beautiful island. <strong>But can her fragile new-found love with Salvo survive uncovering the truth? Will she ever be able to move on with her life until she does?</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>An absolutely heart-wrenching page-turner about how the catastrophic consequences of war can echo through generations and the power that true love has to save us all. From the author of million-copy bestseller <em>Watch Over Me</em> and Amazon Number 1. bestseller <em>The Italian Villa </em>this is the perfect one-sitting read for anyone who adores Fiona Valpy Victoria Hislop or <em>The Letter</em> by Kathryn Hughes.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Everyone loves <em>The Italian Island</em>:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>'<strong>Absolutely</strong> <strong>outstandingly beautiful</strong>... above and beyond anything I have read this year...<strong> glued to every page</strong>... <strong>I really can't praise this book enough</strong>.' redheadedbooklady 5 stars</p><p> </p><p>'<strong>Such a beautiful book</strong>... <strong>gripping</strong> <strong>right from the start</strong>... so <strong>heartwarming.</strong> <strong>I loved it.</strong>'<strong> </strong>Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>'<strong>I loved this book so much</strong>...<strong> </strong>amazing... <strong>I finished it in a day</strong> because I needed to know what would happen... I highly recommend this book!!'<strong> </strong>@lenslibrary 5 stars</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Readers adore Daniela Sacerdoti:</strong></p><p> </p><p>'<strong>Mesmerising! </strong>I was <strong>totally hooked</strong>...<strong> absolutely perfect</strong>...<strong> I really can't praise this OUTSTANDING book enough!</strong>' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</p><p><br></p><p>'<strong>Truly amazing</strong>. The story had<strong> many heart-warming moments</strong>... <strong>heart-wrenching</strong>... I was<strong> completely charmed and transported</strong>... You will be as well if you choose to read it. <strong>So read it!</strong>' <em>One Page At A Time</em> 5 stars</p><p> </p>