The Temptation of Gracie

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Although everyone knows Gracie as someone who hates leaving the comfort of her small town in England, she makes the seemingly crazy decision to travel to Italy.

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Next, there was the relationship between Gracie, her daughter (Carina), and grand-daughter (Anastasia). If you are new to this author I would start with her earlier books such as the brilliant classics Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree, The Butterfly Box or The Forget Me Not Sonata. From not knowing each other very well at all, they realise how similar they are (in more ways than one!

I wanted to be swept away by this storyline, and I wanted to believe in a youthful passion so strong that Gracie still remembers it 40 years later. I read this book simply because I love the author and I think I will always read whatever she publishes, I just hope a little bit of the magic that I found in the above mentioned books can be re-established in future books. She was an absolute delight to read about and added several (unintentional on her part) comedy moments. Through Gracie recollecting the past and going back to over 40 years previous to the 1950's we see she led a life very different from what she does now. Feeling the desire to intervene, a gossipy neighbor alerts Gracie's grown daughter to her mother's unsafe plans.

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I loved the setting of Tuscany- the author really managed to evoke the beautiful scenery and I felt as if I was really there.The reality is, Carina hasn't visited in a while, citing work and life commitments, so she's not sure if her mother is seriously ill or losing her mind. I couldn’t help but giggle at the group of ladies from Badley Compton as they attempted to stage an intervention. He makes Gracie do something that she feels conflicted about, and the way he convinces her to do it anyway made me wonder if he liked her for herself or for what she could do for him (in this case, have revenge on a greedy family member). As with all Montefiore’s books, it is best to know little and allow yourself to be swept up in what ensues. It brought nothing to the story as a whole and rather took away from the scenes set back in the pas

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Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. That I never got a chance to fully absorb, digest and contemplate what was going on in the time period I was reading about.

Note: This post contains affiliate links which means if you make a purchase, I will get a small commission but it doesn’t cost anything more to you. I will say romance, forbidden love, heartbreak and playing a dangerous game all form part of Gracie's secret.