Four hundred and forty steps to the sea
(Book)

Includes a reading group guide.

"1949. In the cliffs of southern Italy's Amalfi coast, Positano is as yet undiscovered by tourists, and shaking off the dust of war. Hoping to escape poverty, Santina takes domestic work in London, becoming a housekeeper to a British major and his creative wife, Adeline. When they move to Positano, Santina returns with them, raising their daughter as Adeline's mental health declines. Over five decades Santina becomes enmeshed within the family, navigating her feelings for a man who is much more than an employer, hiding secrets that could shatter the only home she knows. Now, spending her final days at the Villa San Vito, she must confront the choices that led her here so long ago"--Adapted from back cover.