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Brought to you by Penguin.

From the best-selling author comes a deliciously feel-good story about making your dreams come true, set in sun-kissed southern Italy.

A summer escape she'll never forget....

Lucia has worked hard as a lawyer in Wales, aiming for a big promotion she hopes will shortly come her way. Finally taking a well-earned break at her grandparents' house in southern Italy, the sunshine, lemon trees and her nonna's mouth-watering cooking make her instantly feel at home.

But she's shocked to learn that her grandfather is retiring from the beloved family pizzeria and will need to sell. Lucia can't bear the thought of the place changing hands - especially when she discovers her not-quite-ex-husband, Giacomo, wants to take it over!

Then bad news from home forces Lucia to re-evaluate what she wants from life. Is this her chance to carry on the family tradition and finally follow her dreams?

Perfect escapism from the author of Escape to the French Farmhouse and The Honey Farm on the Hill.

©2021 Jo Thomas (P)2021 Penguin Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Dream Italy Feel-Good
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Very frustrating and self absorbed main character. it's good writing that can provoke a reaction like this but infuriating all the same.

Very frustrating

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I listened to this over several days and was whisked away from some crappy English weather to the warmth and sunshine of Naples. The book brought technicolour to a dank, grey weekend and conjured the aromas of gorgeous Italian foods. A sweet easy listen ... great narration too.

Curl up in the Italian sunshine

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My family are from a village outside of naples, this story brought back so many memories and nostalgia I was crying in every chapter. What a beautiful story!!!!! x

Nostagic

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I like anything Italian but I knew the ending almost before the end of the first chapter. The reader had lovely Welsh and Italian accents and read well. That’s the best I can say about it.

I persevered

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This was formulaic and predictable. It was possible to predict the ending from hearing the first half an hour of the book. Lightweight and boring in the extreme.

Predictable

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