`A seductive love tale' Sunday Times Style `Such a tense, intriguing, beautiful, heart-rending story . . . The characters are so real, the research flawless, the setting sublime. Read it!' Clare Mackintosh `Glamour, secrets and danger makes this a gorgeous summer read' Woman & Home `Sultry escapist fiction at its best - 5
' HEAT `The perfect summer read... Gorgeously compelling' Good Housekeeping `Oozes glamour... Lush, romantic and cleverly crafted - a brainy beach read to relish' Sunday Mirror `I loved THE INVITATION . . . I could dive into this book. A beautifully complex and vivid story, full of repressed longing and secrets. An absolutely enchanting tale' Lucinda Riley `A seductive love tale' Sunday Times Style `So powerfully evoked . . . with dark, sensuous undercurrents that lingered on in my mind, long after I'd reluctantly left Stella and Hal behind' Kate Riordan `Film crew, Italian Riviera, 1950s. What part of that does not appeal?' Red `Full of mystery and long-reaching shadows of the past . . . richly drawn and compelling' Rosanna Ley `This epic love story is an unputdownable summer read' Essentials `If you like Victoria Hislop you'll love the seductive and heady The Invitation' Lovereading `An utterly seductive story depicting forbidden love and loss in 1950s Italy. The perfect beach read this summer' Louise O'Neill `I loved every page - it's vividly written and utterly absorbing' Iona Grey `Foley weaves a very satisfying love story . . . readers will be taken by the luxurious Mediterranean setting' Publishers Weekly `Glamorous and romantic and bittersweet all at once . . . a fabulous story' Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers `It's a beautiful, compulsive and glamorous read - perfect for long summer days' Lucy Clarke, author of the Richard & Judy bestseller, The Sea Sisters