One Italian Summer
escape to the Italian sun with this hearbreaking read
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4.2 • 110 Ratings
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- £5.49
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
WILL THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME HELP KATY FIND HER WAY HOME?
'Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms' GABRIELLE ZEVIN
'An extraordinary, beautiful, magical book' JILL MANSELL
When Katy's mother dies, she's left reeling from the loss. Carol had been her best friend, her anchor, and they'd been so close to their dream of travelling to Positano together.
Feeling untethered from her own life and unable to connect with anyone, Katy makes a rash decision. In a bid to keep her mother close, she follows in a young Carol's footsteps, flying to Italy alone.
Katy had imagined a holiday painted by grief but finds more comfort than she had expected. Then, in a sharp twist of fate, Carol's past and Katy's present collide, leaving Katy to wonder if she ever really knew her mother at all...
'A clever, immersive novel - gorgeous!' CESCA MAJOR, author of Maybe Next Time
'Really can't recommend this enough - beautiful, inspiring . . . the perfect summer read' Reader review
'Breathtakingly original and heartbreakingly emotional' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS, author of Love Struck
'Rebecca Serle is now officially an auto buy author for me' Reader review
'Startlingly fresh and utterly compelling' HOLLY MILLER, author of What Might Have Been
'Beautifully heartbreaking and reaffirming all at once' Reader review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Serle (In Five Years) sets up another time-warp conceit with a touching story about a woman grieving her mother. Katy Silver, 30, was planning a trip with her mother, Carol, to Positano, Italy, before Carol died from cancer. Katy decides to go alone, and while she's abroad she reconsiders her unsatisfying marriage. She also somehow meets her 30-year-old mother, along with the beguiling Adam Westbrooke, a single man in the hotel acquisition business, who offers a bit more adventure than her predictable husband. As Katy explores the Amalfi coast and eats fabulous local food, she comes to understand different aspects of her mother, a woman who, as an art gallery assistant, dreamed of her own design business and came to Italy to rejuvenate her sense of self. As Katy and Carol's friendship deepens, they have a pivotal dispute that threatens their relationship. Serle's fans may be forgiving regarding the trick she deploys to make it possible for Katy and Carol to meet across time, though for most it will strain credulity. Still, the mother-daughter bond is made palpable through Katy's grief and desire for connection. Once again, Serle gets the job done just fine.
