A stunning epic novel of secrets betrayal & passion from 1933 to the 1960s 1933. Tessa & Frederica Nicolson enjoy one last idyllic summer at the beautiful Villa Millefiore overlooking Florence. Four years later Italy is a distant memory & Tessa is revelling in the glamour & excitement of modelling in London until a passionate affair with married author Milo Rycroft leads to tragic consequences. Tessa returns to Florence & missing her sister desperately Freddie too travels to Italy where she is swept up in adventure danger & romance & makes a chance encounter that will change her life. With the outbreak of World War Two Tessa & Freddie must fight for their own survival & happiness while they wonder whether they will ever see each other again...