Be swept away by The Villa in Italy, the perfect escapist read Four very different people are named in a will. All are summoned to the Villa Dante, home of the late Beatrice Malaspina. But who was she? While they wait to find out, the villa begins to work its seductive magic. With its faded frescoes and magnificent mediaeval tower, it's unlike anywhere they have been before. Slowly, four characters who have gone to great lengths to hide their troubles find that change – and even hope – is possible after all. But the mysterious Beatrice has a devastating secret to reveal that will change everything . . . The perfect holiday read for fans of Rosanna Ley and Santa Montefiore, The Villa in Italy is a beautiful evocation of Italy in the aftermath of World War Two.