The Affair / Sea of Lost Love

by Santa Montefiore

The Affair:

Happily married with two small children and a circle of devoted friends, Angelica knows she should be grateful. But then she meets a charismatic South African who flirts with her and makes her feel beautiful. What starts as a long distance friendship grows into something deeper and soon she longs for his emails.

From the glamorous streets of London to the lush vineyards of South Africa, Angelica chases a dream that risks the very things she holds dear. Yet, the dream is flawed and a moment of savage violence flings her and Jack together only to rip them apart. With life refined down to its bare essence, Angelica learns that what Fate takes with one hand, it gives with the other.

Sea of Lost Love:

An idyllic Cornish holiday in the summer of 1958. A happy aristocratic family blessed with wealth and promise. But unbeknown to all of them, death stalks paradise. When catastrophe strikes in the most unexpected way, the tragedy first breaks Celestria Montague's young heart - then shatters her every illusion.

With the backing of her grandfather, a flamboyant American robber baron, Celestria sets out to unravel the deadly yet bizarre riddle. Amongst the orange groves of Italy's ruggedly beautiful southern coast, she finds a grotesque, bewildering mist of masquerades and mirrors. In this labyrinth of deception that threatens to destroy all her faith in family and affection, she meets a man who teaches her that truth is the heart of all love.

802 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2014

About the author

Santa Montefiore is the number one bestselling author of over thirty novels and has sold over eight million copies worldwide. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages and she won an RNA Award for The Temptation of Gracie in 2019, which is currently in development for film. Born in England in 1970, she grew up in Hampshire and now lives in London with her husband, writer Simon Sebag-Montefiore, their daughter, son, and dog Simba.

Shadows in the Moonlight is the first novel of a trilogy following the character Pixie Tate, with Secrets of the Starlit Sea following in summer 2025. Santa loves to hear from readers and you can find her at www.santamontefiore.co.uk.

Reviews

[Julie Barton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book before but this time I felt differently. I enjoyed the book again but some parts more emotionally than others. I like the different characters and personalities in the book. I felt the risks more this time. I could imagine the places and the people as it was so well described. I will probably read this again in the future see if I feel differently again. You can see how this would happen an under appreciated wife taken for granted.

[kurmis :p · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommend this book to anyone who loves romance books. The plot was good, unexpected and the ending almost made me cry. It was beautiful!
I am a person that likes a descriptive book and this was it, maybe even in some parts too heavy with it.

Definitely worth reading and re-reading.

I read only The affair (couldn't choose it without Sea of Lost Love, which is a different book)

[Alison Underwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great holiday read that actually makes you think about life and whether there is a right and a wrong way to live it. Well written and interesting, with a few laughs along the way.

[Karolina]

painful to read

[Cheryl Briggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sea of Love Love- Really loved this story. Confusing at first with so many family members & how they were all related.
A family saga with twists and turns,love and death,sun and rain, money and poverty. Perfect read.
The Affair - boring, don't bother!

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hard to believe Santa Montefiore actually wrote this book. A very boring read. In fact I ended up flicking the pages and giving up. Dire.

[Amy S (bookish.contentment) · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read but not my favourite by this author. I didn’t warm to Angelica, finding her selfish and quite easy to read.

[Voluntarystress · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only read The Sea of Lost Love as a single book. Possibly a good holiday read if you disengage your brain. Purporting to be set in the late 50s it seems very dated now.

[Annie · Rating 1 out of 5]

It’s really annoying that this author seems to change the names of her books…. I’ve just ordered two that it seems I have read before under a different title! What a waste of money!!

[Lee Emory]

Excellent

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed The Affair from the library and it did not include Sea of Lost Love.

[Helena · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy romantic read if somewhat predictable at times.