In At the Villa Celeste, Elizabeth Wassell Montague conjures a hauntingly beautiful tale of ‎longing, memory, and the fragile architecture of identity. When Clementine Dove begins to ‎unravel under the weight of familial love and unspoken trauma, her yearning for beauty, clarity ‎and Europe leads her into the heart of France. In Paris and along the sun-drenched Côte d'Azur, ‎past and present collide as two generations of women navigate desire, restraint and the hunger to ‎be truly seen. Through the lyrical journeys of Clementine and Florence March - a writer seeking ‎healing in a mysterious clinic - Wassell weaves a richly textured narrative of transformation, ‎steeped in literary allusion, myth and psychological nuance. At once intimate and expansive, At ‎the Villa Celeste is a meditation on the body, the soul and the stories we inherit and choose to ‎tell. A shimmering and unforgettable novel of feminine strength, emotional exile and the courage ‎to return to oneself.