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The Butterfly Box Santa Montefiore

The Butterfly Box By Santa Montefiore

The Butterfly Box by Santa Montefiore


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Summary

Federica Campione adores her father. Despite his long absences and then the break up of her parents' marriage, she treasures her image of him, and a magical butterfly box he brought her from Peru. As she grows up, she seeks this remembered security in marriage, but finds her life is a gilded cage.

The Butterfly Box Summary

The Butterfly Box by Santa Montefiore

Federica Campione adores her father. No matter that Ramon, a distinguished traveller and writer, spends months away from their home on the exotic Chilean coast; as soon as he's back, his daughter has eyes for no one but him. When he gives her a magical box from Peru she believes he will always be there for her. Devastated when her parents' marriage falls apart, Federica is forced to set up home in Cornwall with her mother - the butterfly box is the only part of her beloved father she is able to take with her to sustain her during painful times. Embraced by the eccentric Appleby family, she loses her heart to their son Sam, who barely notices the little girl until it is too late. As she grows to womanhood, Federica attempts to recapture that long-forgotten sense of security in the arms of the debonair Torquil Jensen. From the sanctuary of a seemingly perfect marriage, she embarks on a painful journey of self-discovery. It takes Federica years of heartbreak to escape her gilded cage and learn the true lesson of the butterfly box.

The Butterfly Box Reviews

'Absorbing.' - Vogue 'Thoroughly readable... with old-fashioned romance' - Evening Standard 'Refreshing... imagination, charm and delicacy. Santa is the new Rosamunde Pilcher. Delightfully written.' - Daily Mail '[An] escapist, passionate romance' - Dorset Evening Echo 'This is a good, old-fashioned saga with all the classic ingredients. Federica has genuine pathos and charm, and those qualities permeate the whole book... engaging and charming.' - Penny Vincenzi, Mail on Sunday

About Santa Montefiore

Santa Montefiore was born in England in 1970 to an Anglo-Argentine mother, and read Spanish and Italian at Exeter University. After a year teaching English on an Argentine estancia, she spent much of the nineties in Buenos Aires. She lives in London with her husband, the historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, and their daughter, Lily.

Additional information

GOR002041135
9780340769539
034076953X
The Butterfly Box by Santa Montefiore
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
20021107
576
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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