Published: May 13, 2011
Words: 101,164 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458127549

Short description

Escaping from a cheating fiance and domineering mother Anna runs away to Italy. A wrong turn brings her to San Lavello a small fishing town on the Amalfi Coast. In San Lavello Anna finds happiness, friendship, love and the person she really is but can she really start a new life with unresolved issues at home?

Extended description

Walking out on her cheating fiancé and domineering mother eight weeks before her wedding Anna finds herself heading to Gatwick Airport and the Amalfi Coast.

When she realises the relationship with her mother is beyond repair she decides to try a new life in Italy. On the first day of her journey she takes a wrong turn off the main road and finds a picturesque town down a winding country road. A dramatic rescue finds Anna embraced by the community of the small fishing town of San Lavello.

In San Lavello she finds a place to live, a job and some very special friends. What’s more, she starts to find her real self. Through Leonora, a former actress who is in hiding and Elisa, the daughter of the local widowered restauranteur Salvatore, Anna begins to live her life the way she wants to live it. The friendship she develops with her wine dealer boss, Dante, becomes stronger and apprehensively she finds herself falling in love with him.

With the town of San Lavello under threa.. (Read more) Walking out on her cheating fiancé and domineering mother eight weeks before her wedding Anna finds herself heading to Gatwick Airport and the Amalfi Coast.

When she realises the relationship with her mother is beyond repair she decides to try a new life in Italy. On the first day of her journey she takes a wrong turn off the main road and finds a picturesque town down a winding country road. A dramatic rescue finds Anna embraced by the community of the small fishing town of San Lavello.

In San Lavello she finds a place to live, a job and some very special friends. What’s more, she starts to find her real self. Through Leonora, a former actress who is in hiding and Elisa, the daughter of the local widowered restauranteur Salvatore, Anna begins to live her life the way she wants to live it. The friendship she develops with her wine dealer boss, Dante, becomes stronger and apprehensively she finds herself falling in love with him.

With the town of San Lavello under threat of development Anna finds herself helping to save the town she has come to love but can she start afresh while there are still unresolved issues at home?
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Tags

fiction, romance, womens fiction, chicklit, italy, contemporary romance

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Review by: Stephanie Haddad on Dec. 14, 2011 :
For the ultimate in "post breakup recovery" stories, pick up a copy of Candles on the Sand. In this contemporary romance novel, Stephens tells the story of Anna, an English woman who finds herself running to Italy after discovering her fiance cheating on her with her own friend! A strained relationship with her mother sends her over the tipping point and, just two months before her intended nuptials, Anna's starting a brand new life in another country. Quite by accident, too!

A series of truly fortunate events helps her to establish a new home, many new friends, and even sparks a new flame... one she isn't sure whether to tender or not, given how jaded she now is about love. But Dante isn't just any other guy. Rather, he's a tall, dark, and handsome Italian who certainly wants to spend a lot of time with her. Oh, and he's also technically her boss. So... oops.

In Candle on the Sand, Stephens weaves an involved tale with lots of nice, neat ends tied up for the reader. You'll truly fall in love with these characters and quite possibly the setting of Anna's new life in Italy. I know I want to visit! Thanks to a well-told tale full of humor, poignant moments, and real emotion, this book stands out among the women's fiction and romance I've read (or devoured) lately. Pick up a copy for something heartwarming that's sure to life your spirits!

Read the full review at Love on the Bookshelf! --> http://loveonthebookshelf.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/review-candles-on-the-sand/
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Jo Gaynor on June 27, 2011 :
I usually don't read 'chick lit' but found that I couldn't put this book down. The vivid descriptions of the Italian villages made me feel like I was far away from the cold winter weather of Melbourne. I found the character's quite engaging and look forward to more news of their new found lives.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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