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Santa Montefiore

Santa Montefiore
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Santa Montefiore

Santa Montefiore is the author of The French Gardener, The Perfect Happiness, and many other novels that have been translated into twenty languages and have sold more than three million copies worldwide. She studied Spanish and Italian at Exeter... Read full bio

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Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. fabulous! "Let's have lunch" - which I never follow up!
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My life in 8 words: "blessed, full of love, light and optimism"
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The Mermaid Garden will be released on May 01, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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The Mermaid Garden will be released on May 03, 2011 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
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The Mermaid Garden is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
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The Perfect Happiness will be released on June 08, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
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The Perfect Happiness is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
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The French Gardener is now available in Trade Paperback
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The French Gardener is now available in eBook
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The French Gardener will be released on June 02, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jun 02, 2009
The French Gardener is now available in Trade Paperback
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The French Gardener will be released on June 02, 2009 in eBook
Jun 02, 2009
The French Gardener is now available in eBook
Jun 02, 2009

Santa Montefiore Revealed

Santa Montefiore Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. The happiness of one's life depends on the quality of one's thoughts Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. The Winner Takes it all, Abba; Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Andrew Lloyd Webber; All By Myself, Celine Dion; Halleluyah, Leonard Cohen; I dreamed a dream, Les Miserables; Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. chocolate fudge cake Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. my father. He's kind, full of joy and always looks for the good in everyone Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. My height and big mouth! Learn more about Santa Montefiore

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PublishersWeekly.com, February 8, 2012
...and impossibly enticing; set a couple hours aside for this book—you’ll need it. . The Mermaid Garden by Santa Montefiore Read by Paula The Tuscan Mermaid Garden is one of wondrous splendor and undeniable allure to the young Floriana, whose own life...
Hollywood Today, December 24, 2011
...to paint. What’s the secret to how Floriana, Dante, Marina and Rafa all connect? Mermaid Garden, by Santa Montefiore. Hardcover, 432 pages, Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (May 3, 2011). Language: English, ISBN: 9781451624304 $24.99 Mysteries...
Flanders Today, October 27, 2011
...s city poet Peter Holvoet Hanssen. This year’s highlights are the appearances of international authors such as Santa Montefiore and Craig Thompson, creator of the hot and hyped graphic novel Habibi. Technology will also play a vital role this year, as...
The Gulf Today, October 13, 2011
...the reader to be more aspirational and to ‘read up’. That’s benefited writers like Jojo Moyes and Santa Montefiore.” The backlash against “chick lit” resulted in the author Polly Courtney publicly dropping her publisher, HarperCollins, in...
ArticleSnatch.com, October 3, 2011
...what the underbelly of the Stepford Wives has in store for you. Seven House by the Sea by Santa Montefiore Described as complex and compelling there is no escaping the fact that Santa Montefiore is a talented writer and that the House by the Sea is an...
New Zealand Herald, September 30, 2011
...encouraged readers to be more aspirational and to read up. "That's benefited writers like Jojo Moyes and Santa Montefiore." The backlash against "chick lit" resulted in the author Polly Courtney publicly dropping her publisher, HarperCollins, in protest...
Irish Independent, September 27, 2011
...the reader to be more aspirational and to 'read up'. That's benefited writers like Jojo Moyes and Santa Montefiore." The backlash against chick-lit resulted in the author Polly Courtney publicly dropping her publisher, HarperCollins, in protest at the...
Mail Online UK, December 2, 2011
...book was a bestseller, another will be out next year and a third is in the pipeline. But Santa Montefiore has another string to her bow. The glamorous older sister of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has just launched a range of sweaters for women skiers that has...
Mail Online UK, December 1, 2011
...book was a bestseller, another will be out next year and a third is in the pipeline. But Santa Montefiore has another string to her bow. The glamorous older sister of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has just launched a range of sweaters for women skiers that has...
SheFinds, November 8, 2011
...hurt either. Shop our guides to the best leather satchels , spring fashions , and cookie johnson jeans . Related posts: Santa Montefiore Wore A Tory Burch Clutch To The Royal Wedding Santa Montefiore (left), with her Tory Burch resin clutch...
Girlfriends Book Club, July 19, 2011
...Books in St. Charles, which got me hooked on all SAA's novels, and THE FRENCH GARDENER by Santa Montefiore, which I picked up at Puddn' Head Books because of its gorgeous cover and adored so I've since bought another). And the Number One Thing I Love...
AN INTERIOR JOURNEY, July 3, 2011
...[caption id="attachment_1739" align="alignleft" width="282" caption="A Reading Journey"][/caption] Welcome to our July 4th edition of Monday Memes.  Mailbox Monday is hosted for the month of July by A Sea of Books.  What Are You Reading? is hosted by...
Parajunkee's View, June 20, 2011
...WHAT THE NIGHT KNOWS , by Dean Koontz THE LOST GATE , by Orson Scott Card THE PERFECT HAPPINESS , by Santa Montefiore – Next couple women’s fiction books were part of my genre research for the women’s fiction manuscript I’ve completed… WHAT SHE...
A Traveler's Library, June 1, 2011
...Destinations:  Devon, England  and a bit of  Tuscany, Italy Book: The Mermaid Garden by Santa Montefiore (NEW May, 2011) [U.S. Title] The House by the Sea [British Title] We get a double romance here–the story of two generations. And we get to...