Santa Montefiore – Beach Blockbusters

Santa Montefiore is the women’s fiction queen, selling six million copies internationally of her heart-warming emotional sagas set in exotic places that have been described as “beach read blockbusters.” Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and today on The Joys of Binge Reading we’ve got a delightful treat – Santa Montefiore. She has published a book a year since 2001, and we’re talking about two of her latest on the show today – An Italian Girl in Brooklyn, a World War II story of loss and restoration, and the latest in her hugely popular Irish historical series the Deverills, The Distant Shores. But before we get to that, some of our usual housekeeping. We’ve got our usual book giveaway this week – Justice Served – a historical and mystery groups giveaway. Details in the show notes for this episode on the website, www.thejoysofbingereading.com. DOWNLOAD FREE THRILLERS And Wine and Dine Booksweeps  Closing very soon win 45+books plus e-reader https://www.booksweeps.com/giveaway/august-2022/win-a-bundle-of-literary-fiction/ Santa is on the Patreon only bonus content feature Getting-to-Know-You Five Quickfire Questions. Become a supporter to listen in and help support the show at patreon.com/thejoysofbingereading, or if you particularly like this episode, shout me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jennywheelX  BUY ME A COFFEE! Links to topics mentioned in show: Deverill family series:  https://www.goodreads.com/series/152817-deverill-chronicles Giorgio Bassani: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis   https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/31655/giorgio-bassani The Garden of the Finzi-Continis:  https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57509/the-garden-of-the-finzi-continis-by-giorgio-bassani-trans--jamie-mckendrick/9780141188362 An Italian Girl in Brooklyn:  https://santamontefiore.co.uk/books/an-italian-girl-in-brooklyn/  The Distant Shores: https://santamontefiore.co.uk/books/the-distant-shores/ Love in the Time of Cholera: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9712.Love_in_the_Time_of_Cholera Gabriel García Márquez:    https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13450.Gabriel_Garc_a_M_rquez Deverill Chronicles  in order: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/santa-montefiore/deverill-chronicles/ Secrets of the Lighthouse:  https://santamontefiore.co.uk/books/secrets-of-the-lighthouse/ The Bridges of Madison County: https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-Madison-County-Robert-Waller/dp/1455554286 Theo Fennell Jewelry: https://www.theofennell.com/ Ralph Lauren:  https://www.ralphlauren.co.uk/   Howard Shore Lord Of The Rings Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4B1LwNM5DA Penny Vincenzi:  https://www.pennyvincenzi.com/ Sarah Waters: https://www.sarahwaters.com/ Daphne du Maurier: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18869978-hungry-hill Isabelle Allende: http://isabelallende.com/en/books Edith Wharton: https://www.edithwharton.org/discover/published-works/ Elizabeth Von Armin: The Enchanted April; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3077.The_Enchanted_April Fingersmith: https://www.sarahwaters.com/titles/sarah-waters/fingersmith/9781860498831/ JoJo Moyes, The Giver Of Stars: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43925876-the-giver-of-stars Joseph O’Connor, Star Of The Sea;  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/147848.Star_of_the_Sea The Royal Rabbits series (written with her husband Simon Montefiore):  https://santamontefiore.co.uk/books/the-royal-rabbits-of-london/ Where to find Santa Montefiore: Website: www.santamontefiore.co.uk Twitter: @SantaMontefiore Instagram: @santamontefioreofficial Facebook: @SantaMontefiorebooks What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to the show notes in The Joys of Binge Reading.com for important mentions.But now, here’s Santa. Introducing author Santa Montefiore Jenny Wheeler: Hello there, Santa,