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The Island Villa
- The Perfect Feel Good Summer Read
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Marisal. A villa on a sleepy Spanish island. A place that time had forgotten. A place of long ago summers, sun-kissed memories, and one terrible betrayal....
When Charlotte's husband James tragically dies, he leaves her an unexpected gift - her grandmother's beautiful villa, Marisal, on the Spanish island of Formentera.
As she begins to explore her new home, and heal her broken heart in the warm golden sunshine, Charlotte discovers that her grandmother Alba has been keeping secrets about her life on the island. Intrigued by her family's hidden history, Charlotte uncovers a devastating love affair that put many lives at risk and two sisters torn apart by loss.
Can the heart-breaking truth of the island's dark history finally be laid to rest? Or will the secrets of the past shake the new life and love that Charlotte is close to finding?
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- Lyubka Simeonova
- 12-03-2023
Where past, present and future meet
Enjoyed every bit of this book. An interesting story emerging from the hidden history bringing to the surface unexpected revelations. The past and the present events progress hand in hand and pave the future of a widow whose late husband makes a gift postmortum that will change her life...
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