I love your books,but in the affair you used so many names as Gucci and Lauren. Why did you do that. I liked the others books much more. Ineke from Holland
Dear Ineke, thank you for your email. I mentioned brand names in the Affair because it was relevant to the characters, to whom brand names, shopping etc is very important. My next novel is more like The French Gardener and The Ombu...you might enjoy that more. Best wishes, Santa
Hello Santa. My name is Silvana and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I am 33 years of age. I have been a fan of yours since 2004 and have my own collection of all of your books. I can honestly say that all of your books are my favourite collection. I have a 4 year old daughter that I hope to one day share your novels with. I truly get lost in your stories as your imagination and words paint a picture, or more so, a movie in my mind. You truly are really talented. I am eagerly waiting for your next novel "The Affair" to hit the book stores in Australia. I can't wait! I do have one question and that is if I am able to find your novels in italian? I have an auntie who is unable to read in english, and I so wish for her to share the experience of reading your novels. Is there any chance I can purchase any from you/this site. Looking forward to hearing from you....Take Care, Kind regards, Silvana
Dear Silvana, thank you so much for your email. I'm so thrilled you enjoy what I write and am very grateful to you for telling me! I hope you enjoy The Affair, it should be out by now! I've just finished my next one and am currently plotting the 12th. You should be able to find my novels in Italian, as they have translated some of them...not sure how many. Is there an italian amazon? I'll see if I can find out who the publisher is and get back to you. Best wishes and thank you so much for your very generous praise! X Santa
h did amazon not specify that The affair an The perfect happiness were the same book. I bought both not realsing.
I'm so sorry, you're not the only one! I think they have put a notice up now, and you should definitely get a refund. I apologise for the confusion. X Santa
Who do you enjoy reading? I think of Rosemunde Pilcher who might come close to you're books. I discovered you by accident. Like walking on a lonely beach and then finding a treasure washed in on the surf!
Dear Susanna, thank you for your email. I do like Rosemunde Pilcher - the other books I've loved have been An Enchanted April, by Elisabeth von Arnim (might not have spelt that right!) Memoirs of a Geisha, Louis de Berniers, Mary Wesley (all of them!) Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, Laura Esquival, Fanny Flagg, Alexandre Dumas, jane Austen....those are the ones at the front of my mind as I'm in the country and all my books are in London.....Thank you for your kind words, by the way - gratefully received. X Santa
Dear Santa, In "The Perfect Happiness", you have quotes that start every chapter, and at the end of the story Jack writes a book "In Search of The Perfect Happiness". Have you ever considered writing a book with these quotes and others? My friend and I enjoyed those quotes and thought they would make a really nice coffee table book. I have also enjoyed your "The French Gardener". My favorite so far as I am also a gardener as well and dream of such gardens from your book. Looking forward to reading more of your books as I have only just discovered them. With much appreciation for your lovely stories, Pamela
Dear Pamela, thank you so much for saying such nice things about my books. I have thought of writing a book about The Perfect Happiness and have already bought the domain name for internet...just in case - I'd love to write a spiritual book, exploring happiness - I know it's been done to death, but we're all after the answer! Thank you so much for taking the trouble to write. If you get your hands on my other books, I hope you enjoy them too - If you liked The French Gardener, you may like my next one, comes out next year, but it's in the same vein...Haven't got a title yet, though. My very best wishes, Santa
Hi firstly I would like to thank you for your books, which are both enthralling and magical- in transporting us to beautiful parts of the world, nd introducing us to such interesting people. your descriptions encaputre the beauty and yet enable us to understand the troubles which each country is experiencing. But I was sadly disappointed in the content of The Affair- where was the depth of the story which you have so wonderfully given us in your previous books- after reading The Affair, I re read Meet Me Under the Ombu tTree and the difference was immense. After discussing the book with several of your very keen fans- we would appreciate a return to your more traditional style of writing- Looking forward to your next publication with great interest.
Dear Densie, thank you for your email. You'll be happy to know that the next book is back to my usual genre...it's called The Artist who Came To Stay and is based in Tuscany in the late 1960s and Devon, on the coast of England, in the present. Big Love, mystery and hopefully the best ingredients I could pull from Ombu and The French Gardener - I'm hoping it's my best as I've just changed publishers and wanted to give my editor something special. I appreciate your opinion and won't let you down again - I just wanted to do something different - I have now got it out of my system! Best wishes to you and your friends and thank you for your honesty. X Santa
