The Villa on the Riviera: A captivating story of mystery and secrets - the perfect summer escape

The Villa on the Riviera: A captivating story of mystery and secrets - the perfect summer escape
Elizabeth Edmondson

*PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS The Art of Love*Absorbing and escapist, The Villa on the Riviera is perfect summer reading for fans of Santa Montefiore and Rachel Hore.Polly Smith is struggling to make a living as an artist when her friend and patron, Oliver, invites her to the south of France. But her world is unexpectedly turned upside down when she digs out her birth certificate to apply for a passport. Her parents are not who she believed them to be - even her name is different.Fleeing to the Riviera, Polly finds that the serenity and sunshine brings her art to life as never before. But all is not well in the grand house. Oliver’s father was forced to leave England in a cloud of scandal and his past is about to catch up with him. And Polly’s own future begins to take on a new and fascinating shape…

The Villa on the Riviera

Elizabeth Edmondson

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2014

Copyright © Elizabeth Edmondson 2014

First published as The Art of Love in 2008 by HarperCollins

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Source ISBN: 9780007283705

Ebook Edition © August 2014 ISBN: 9780008104153

Version: 2016-02-17

DEDICATION

For Rosie Buckman

With love and gratitude

Contents

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Title Page (#u2b80af82-9d5e-5e7b-a07d-ca015f983ec8)

Copyright

Dedication

Part One

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two