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"Lina's capacity for and understanding of love transform beautifullyover the course of the novel; the book is not solely about her personal romance but also other characters' interwoven love stories. A good addition for teens with wanderlust."--School Library Journal
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"Lina narrates in a breezy style, her mother's journal entries interwoven to provide revelations at carefully paced intervals.Seasoned with luscious descriptions of Renaissance architecture and Italianfood, a sure bet for fans of romance fiction and armchair travel."--Kirkus
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"Readers will be caught up in this story of romance, family, and what it really means to be loved."--Booklist Online
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"The reader will find it difficult to put this book down."--VOYA starred review
Publisher Marketing:
Filled with romance, mystery, and adventure, this sparkling deluxe paper over board edition of Jenna Evans Welch's New York Times bestseller features stenciled sprayed edges, gorgeously designed endpapers, a ribbon marker, and brand-new bonus content!
Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn't in the mood for Italy's famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She's only there because it was her mother's dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn't around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home.
But then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina's uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother's footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It's a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father--and even herself.
People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more.
Contributor Bio:Welch, Jenna Evans
Jenna Evans Welch was the kind of insatiable child reader who had no choice but to grow up to become a writer. She is the
New York Times bestselling author of
Love & Gelato,
Love & Luck, and
Love & Olives. When she isn't writing girl abroad stories, Jenna can be found chasing her children or making elaborate messes in the kitchen. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and two young children. Visit her online at JennaEvansWelch.com.
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