The Temptation of Gracie

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A summer in Cyprus reveals many secrets in The Olive Tree, the number one international bestseller from Lucinda Riley, author of the bestselling Seven Sisters series. With no friends and nothing to get up to in the morning, she felt something akin to alienation as she cried all the way home to England. Her only family – daughter Carina and granddaughter Anastasia – are hesitant about what has prompted this seemingly random venture. the Italian writing style was gorgeous and I really felt that the location and Italian experiences were authentic. Gracie claims to have led an unremarkable life and no one has any reason to disbelieve her – not even her nearest and dearest.

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It is a riveting, intense, suspenseful story, with a side of romance, that starts with a murder in a court. The class is run by a mother-daughter duo, which just adds to the intimate, homey feel, and I love the idea that such an experience can shift your whole relationship with food and eating. It is a story of love, loss, friendship and family set over the period of one week during a holiday away in a beautiful castle where the main characters embark on a cookery course.

The three women get to know each other all over again as the reader meanders towards the inevitable happy ending; it’s that kind of book. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. What ensues is a delightful read that jumps between Gracie spending 10 years of her life in Italy in the 1960s and the cookery course in 2010. The busy daughter, Carina, shows just how easy it is to lose sight of what is really important in life as she re-evaluates her priorities, and Anastasia demonstrates, in her actions, how important it is to listen. Maar al gauw zat ik zo diep in het verhaal, voelde het alsof ik erbij was en kon ik niet meer stoppen met lezen.

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Yet it is Gracie, along with daughter Carina and granddaughter, Anastasia, who find themselves enrolled on a cookery course in a small hillside town, in beautiful Tuscan countryside, on a holiday which quickly mends the strained relationship they share.Anastasia, Carina’s daughter, also goes and she gradually gets to know her grandmother on the trip- this is a touching family story as well as a romance. For her ambitious daughter Carina,Gracie is just an ordinary woman without any ambition and never led an extraordinary life. THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW NOVEL FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Never give up on your dreams, no matter how long you hold on to them . Maybe the novel was a bit predictable in some regards, but it didn't honestly spoil the experience for me. The Temptation of Gracie is a feel-good book that’ll make you emit a happy sigh and want to cook spaghetti with your family members.

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I found that whole subplot sweet, and love how the experience of love can forge bonds across generations. From not knowing each other very well at all, they realise how similar they are (in more ways than one! Santa Montefiore’s books have been translated into twenty languages and have sold more than four million copies in England and Europe. Most of the characters in the novels have to deal with many painful experiences that the author asserts are important as a nostalgic way of reliving the past and making sense of the present. Nonetheless, the books are written to touch people on a spiritual and emotional level even as they entertain.Previzibilă pe alocuri, povestea nu și-a pierdut totuși din farmec și m-a încântat prin peisaje, dialoguri cu umor și m-a făcut să suspin de drag, dar și de teamă. Which is what makes her decision to book a holiday to Tuscany, to learn to cook Italian food all the more extra-ordinary. Finalul este usor de intuit dar iti da un sentiment placut ca lucrurile bune se intampla celor buni.