As ever, I am delighted to feature another romance by T A Williams, set in beautiful Italy. Far from Home was published by Canelo on May 9th.
The secrets of the past will unlock her future…
Working in the fast-paced foreign exchange market in Canary
Wharf, Amy never expected her job to drive her to collapse. With her doctor
advising she take a month off work, when Amy receives a solicitor’s letter
informing her of a surprise inheritance in Italy, the timing couldn’t be more
perfect.
But who on earth has left her a house in the sleepy Tuscan
hills?
As she gets to know the town and its inhabitants, Amy
discovers more about the mysterious man who named her in his will. Shocking
family secrets come to light, leaving Amy questioning the life she knew.
The town of Sant’Antonio holds more than just secrets. Here,
Amy meets Adam, a renowned TV journalist whose documentaries take him to
dangerous places. But as their attraction grows, so do Amy’s worries. Her life
is in England, while Adam’s is untethered and under constant threat…
An emotional, heartwarming love story full of family drama
and quirky locals.
My Thoughts
We are back to beautiful Tuscany for this lovely summer read. Amy is one of those driven characters who has put work before everything else and thinks that she has got her future all planned out. Of course, when she is forced to stop for a time due to exhaustion, she has the ideal opportunity to reevaluate her life. A surprise bequest takes her to Tuscany and the beautiful community of Sant' Antonio. I loved the descriptions of the village and the community there. It sounded so inviting.
There is a mystery to unravel around why she has received the gift of the villa she finds there. Renovating it brings her into contact with some lively locals and adds warmth to the story. My favourite character as ever has to be a certain black labrador who befriends Amy. A TA Williams story would not seem right without one. With the promise of new beginnings, Amy soon settles into village life and meets a variety of people. With all the sights and sounds of the Tuscan village, this is a great way to spend a weekend.
In short: uplifting romance
About the Author
I’m a man. And a pretty old man as well. I did languages at
university a long time ago and then lived and worked in France and Switzerland
before going to Italy for seven years as a teacher of English. My Italian wife
and I then came back to the UK with our little daughter (now long-since grown
up) where I ran a big English language school for many years. We now live in a
sleepy little village in Devonshire. I’ve been writing almost all my life but
it was only ten years ago that I finally managed to find a publisher who liked
my work enough to offer me my first contract.
The fact that I am now writing escapist romance is something
I still find hard to explain. My early books were thrillers and historical
novels and I now also write cozy crime, but my first love has always been
romance. Maybe it’s because there are so many horrible things happening in the
world today that I feel I need to do my best to provide something to cheer my
readers up. My books provide escapism to some gorgeous locations and
descriptions of food to make you drool.
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Thanks to T A Williams, Boldwood Books, and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the event.
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