04210cam a2200805 4500 590921614 TxAuBib 20220525120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496715494 1496715497 B078CYFC7Q Amazon 7e3303ed-6d6e-4e75-8b06-b52f0871790c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3878502 OverDrive (Product ID) 568400 568400 568400 TxAuBib Alexander, Sara. Four Hundred and Forty Steps to the Sea [Libby]. Kensington Books, 2018. family. relationships. Friendship. Historical. family life. romance. Contemporary Women's Fiction. italian. Fiction. novels. Saga. love story. women. Historical Fiction. Genre Fiction. Drama. Women's Fiction. womens fiction. European. Europe. Family Saga . Alternate History. fiction books. Italy. historical novels. Sardinian. Sardinia. romance books. romance novels. historical fiction novels. gifts for women. historical fiction books. relationship books. gifts for her. books historical fiction. women gifts. books fiction. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 838kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><b>"Family secrets and a transportive Italian setting keep the reader thoroughly immersed, making for a satisfying story of one woman's coming-of-age." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /> <br /> Nestled into the cliffs in southern Italy's Amalfi coast, Positano is an artist's vision, with rows of brightly hued houses perched above the sea and picturesque staircases meandering up and down the hillside. Santina, still a striking woman despite old age and the illness that saps her last strength, is spending her final days at her home, Villa San Vito. The magnificent eighteenth-century palazzo is very different from the tiny house in which she grew up. And as she decides its fate, she must confront the choices that led her here so long ago . . .<br /> <br /> In 1949, Positano is as yet undiscovered by tourists, a beautiful, secluded village shaking off the dust of war. Hoping to escape poverty, young Santina takes domestic work in London, ultimately becoming a housekeeper to a distinguished British major and his creative, impulsive wife, Adeline. When they move to Positano, Santina returns with them, raising their daughter as Adeline's mental health declines. With each passing year, Santina becomes more deeply enmeshed within the family, trying to navigate her complicated feelings for a man who is much more than an employer—while hiding secrets that could shatter the only home she knows . . .</p><b>"Pick up this book to be swept away like a frothy Mediterranean wave, with its melodic writing style that's richly filled with beautiful imagery in a setting so sunny and beautiful you will be transported!" —<i>Beachcombing Magazine</i></b>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-24 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7e3303ed-6d6e-4e75-8b06-b52f0871790c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7e3303ed-6d6e-4e75-8b06-b52f0871790c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7e3303ed-6d6e-4e75-8b06-b52f0871790c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)