The Gypsy Madonna - by Santa Montefiore (Paperback)

About the Book

The acclaimed author of "Last Voyage of the Valentina" crafts a beguiling new novel about a lost masterpiece that sends a New York antiques dealer on a journey back into his childhood to solve the mystery of the painting--and his own troubled life.

Book Synopsis

A beguiling new novel from the internationally bestselling author of Last Voyage of the Valentina

When an elegant French antiques dealer dies in her adopted hometown of New York City, her son, Misha, is astonished to learn that she owned a priceless, uncataloged Titian known as The Gypsy Madonna. Misha wonders how she could have kept such a secret from him, bonded inseparably as they were since his childhood in German-occupied France. Now with the discovery of the Titian masterpiece and the loss of his mother, he must at last journey back to Bordeaux to uncover the truth about The Gypsy Madonna -- and himself.

Review Quotes

"Full of mystery, romance and suspense."

-- The Bookseller (UK)

"Montefiore is a grand storyteller."

-- Emily Melton, Booklist

"Santa Montefiore is the new Rosemunde Pilcher."

-- Daily Mail (UK)

About the Author

Santa Montefiore is the number one bestselling author of more than thirty novels and has sold over eight million copies worldwide. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages, and she won a Romantic Novelists' Association 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 Lilochka, son Sasha, and dog Simba. Shadows in the Moonlight is the first novel of a planned trilogy following the character Pixie Tate. Visit her at SantaMontefiore.co.uk and connect with her on Facebook @SantaMontefioreBooks or on Instagram @SantaMontefioreOfficial.