The House By The Sea

A Return to the Past, A Chance to Heal

In The House by the Sea, Santa Montefiore delivers a poignant and sweeping tale of love, loss, and rediscovery. When Marina arrives at her childhood home—a crumbling villa perched on the sun-drenched cliffs of Tuscany—she is fleeing a life unraveling. What she doesn’t expect is to confront the very past she tried so hard to leave behind.

Old Walls Hold Deep Secrets

The villa, with its faded beauty and lingering memories, stirs emotions Marina has long buried. Here, decades earlier, she fell in love—once, deeply, and perhaps, irrevocably. Now, as she restores the house to its former glory, she also begins to piece together the story of a love that never truly faded, and a betrayal that still casts its shadow.

A Lyrical Tale of Redemption and Romance

The House by the Sea is a beautifully written novel about returning home—not just to a place, but to oneself. With Montefiore’s signature warmth, evocative settings, and emotionally layered storytelling, this is a story of forgiveness, of second chances, and of the powerful pull of the past on the heart.