Bøker av Stefania Hartley

Easy-on-the-eye very large print. How far should Viviana's family go to avoid being thirteen at the table? Should Melina and Tanino attend a New Year's party hosted by Melina's old flame? Why do Don Pericle's clients want a Christmas wedding at all costs?>Also available in ebook and smaller print paperback Hartley's stories are a tonic: full of delightful, down-to-earth characters and recognisable life dilemmas, as well as unexpected twists. Above all, each story reminds us that simple human goodness can still be found and shared. -Sandy Salisbury

Easy-on-the-eye very large print. Escape to Calabria with this 'terrific tale of mystery and romance, set in Italian sunshine'.When Alice Baker discovers that she's been adopted, she knows she won't have peace until she's found her Italian birth mother. But all she has is a letter written twenty-five years ago and an old address.Jaded about love and unable to forgive his ex-fiancée and his brother, Paolo Rondino is struggling to find inspiration for a sculpture that will make or break his career. Hoping that a trip home will help him find his muse again, he decides to return to Italy, even if this means confronting the two people who betrayed him.>This novella is part of a series but can be read on its own. It is a fabulous book. I really enjoyed it. - Mary Jasper on Twitter Looking forward to a new book by Stefania Hartley is like anticipating a family get-together over a favourite meal. You know that, not only are you in for a delicious treat, it will also be accompanied by plenty of laughter, a few happy tears and wonderful company throughout.- Ewan Smith A terrific tale of mystery and romance, set in Italian sunshine [...] An absolute treat of a story! - Kindle customer, five star review Hartley weaves an excellent story - easy to read and follow, and building up to a nerve-wracking crescendo with a satisfying denouement. The descriptions of place and Calabrian life are wonderful.- Sandra Salisbury An intriguing story which keeps you wondering how it will finish, even though you suspect you know. It's a interesting snapshot of family life in Calabria too. - Philippa Carey Previously published by The People's Friend as Her Mother's Secret.

Perfect for fans of Gervase Phinn, James Herriot and Alexander McCall Smith. Father Okoli dreams of owning a flock of hens and studying for a PhD, when his bishop saddles him with yet another parish to look after.But as Father moves to Moreton-on-the-Edge, a farming village in the English Cotswolds, he's plugged into a community of warm-hearted characters, from the motherly parish secretary to her septuagenarian neighbour who's become a cycling champion, and from teenagers requiring driving lessons to atheist publicans who believe in miracles.>Divided into thirty-one short self-contained small chapters, this popular series from The People's Friend includes one brand-new story never published before.(Also available in Large Print) Hartley has once again produced a collection of heart-warming, uplifting stories, this time set in that mythical English village we all wished we lived in.- Sandy Salisbury I love all your writing, Stefania. Everything you write is a delight, and leaves one smiling.- Mary Jasper on Twitter A whimsical and captivating series of short stories about village life in the English countryside, centred on the humorous life of a new parish priest. - Philippa Carey

Easy-on-the-eye Very Large Print. Is it too late for Melina to learn to drive? Is Don Pericle's vow never to fall in love again still valid after fifty years? Will a falling piano squash Filomena or just shake up her heart? Why does the mother of the bride ask Don Pericle to cancel the wedding?Ten humorous and heart-warming short stories, glowing with Sicilian sunshine, fragrant with home-made tomato sauce, and thrumming with mandolins' serenades. Ideal for your coffee break or as a bedtime read.>Praise for Stars Are Silver and other short stories: Hartley's stories are a tonic: full of delightful, down-to-earth characters and recognisable life dilemmas, as well as unexpected twists. Above all, each story reminds us that simple human goodness can still be found and shared. -Sandy Salisbury, author of Prairie Gold Super, observant writing. [Tanino and Melina] really should have their own sit-com.- Alan Spink, Editor of The People's Friend Magazine, on the Tanino and Melina stories Hartley doesn't just give us stories, she gives us a slice of Italian life served with lashings of charm and wit. Highly recommended! - Ella Hayes, author of Italian Summer with the Single Dad

Sonia believes that men equal heartache and disaster. Brad has sworn never to love a woman again. It’s a pity they’re so irresistibly attracted to one another.After her traumatic teenage years, Sonia’s teaching job would be the best thing that has happened to her if it weren’t for Brad Wilson. Her arrogant, standoffish colleague never fails to rub her the wrong way. But when she’s faced with the choice between canceling the school trip to Sicily or accepting his ungraceful help, she swallows her pride and resigns herself to spending an entire week in close quarters with him. Little does she know just how close.A tragedy from his past still haunts Brad, and he’s sworn never to let his heart be shredded by grief again. Loving another woman is not in the cards. That’s why his petite olive-skinned colleague is so very dangerous.What could possibly go wrong when their mutual destination is one of the most romantic places in the world?