The Italian Daughter: An absolutely unputdownable and stunning page-turner (The Lost Daughters)

In 1946 Italy, Felix offers Estee a ring he has kept for years, but she refuses his proposal until he is truly free.

Decades later in London, Lily is grieving her father when she learns that her grandmother was born at Hope’s House, a home for unmarried mothers. A handwritten Italian recipe and an old theatre programme are the few clues to her family’s past. Seeking answers, Lily takes a job at a vineyard near Como, a place her father once dreamed of visiting. There, she meets Antonio Martinelli, whose family owns the estate, and he offers to help her uncover her heritage.

As Lily follows the recipe to a bakery in a hilltop village, she discovers a tragic romance woven into her family’s history. The more she learns about her grandmother, the more deeply she is drawn to Italy and to Antonio. But facing the truth may mean choosing whether to leave her old life behind or return home.