Santa Montefiore's latest novel draws inspiration from West of Ireland

Santa Montefiore spent summers in Connemara as a child: “Family friends rented a huge house there every year; they invited loads of people, and lots of children.

The house was by a lake with an island. There were 20 children and immense freedom.’’

She may have royal connections and a celebrity sister, but writer Santa Montefiore’s latest novel draws from Connemara, says Sue Leonard