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1949, 2000s: Some loves are worth sacrificing everything for . .
The Secret Legacy
What you need to know before your trail
2000s: Santina is spending her final days at her home, Villa San Vito, in the beautiful Italian town of Positano. As she decides the fate of the magnificent eighteenth century palazzo she must confront the choices that led her here.
In 1949, hoping to escape poverty, young Santina becomes housekeeper to a distinguished British major and his creative, impulsive wife, Adeline.
When they move to Positano, Santina joins them, raising their daughter as Adeline’s mental health declines. With each passing year, Santina becomes more deeply entwined with the family, trying to navigate her complicated feelings for a man who is much more than an employer – while hiding secrets that could shatter the only home she knows . . .
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Villa San Vito
The core fictional location within Positano. The novel describes it as a magnificent 18th-century Italian palazzo built into the cliffs.
The amazing palazzo might be not be real but Santina spends her final days in 2005 looking back on her life and where she originally works as a housekeeper in 1949.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Secret Legacy
Destination/location: Positano Author/guide: Sara Alexander Departure Time: 1949, 2000s
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