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The international bestseller that has captivated Europe__________________________________’Enjoyable and gripping’ GUARDIAN’One of the best historical novels you are likely to read’ Christine Dwyer Hickey’A sprawling fresco and star-crossed love story’ NEW YORK TIMES’An inventive epic’ ELLE’Timeless’ DAILY MAIL__________________________________In an Italian monastery, an infamous sculptor lays on his death bed. During Mimo’s final hours, he reveals his life story: his impoverished childhood, his unlikely rise to fame and most importantly, his meeting with Viola, the daughter of a powerful aristocratic family.Mimo and Viola are instantly drawn to one another. Together, they traverse the unrest of the twentieth century. While Mimo becomes a celebrated artist, Viola fights to claim her education and independence.Over the decades, they will lose and find each other, but never will they give up on the love they share._________________________Readers around the world love Watching Over Her’One of the most beautiful, best-written books I have ever read”Something truly special”Reading this book is pure joy”An authentic masterpiece”It is a long time since I have been so impressed by a novel’