

One Italian Summer
Books | Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
3.4
(16.2K)
Rebecca Serle
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[A] magical trip worth taking.” —Associated Press “Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms.” —Gabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author The New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years returns with a powerful novel about the transformational love between mothers and daughters set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast.When Katy’s mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn’t just Katy’s mom, but her best friend and first phone call. She had all the answers and now, when Katy needs her the most, she is gone. To make matters worse, their planned mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: to Positano, the magical town where Carol spent the summer right before she met Katy’s father. Katy has been waiting years for Carol to take her, and now she is faced with embarking on the adventure alone. But as soon as she steps foot on the Amalfi Coast, Katy begins to feel her mother’s spirit. Buoyed by the stunning waters, beautiful cliffsides, delightful residents, and, of course, delectable food, Katy feels herself coming back to life. And then Carol appears—in the flesh, healthy, sun-tanned, and thirty years old. Katy doesn’t understand what is happening, or how—all she can focus on is that she has somehow, impossibly, gotten her mother back. Over the course of one Italian summer, Katy gets to know Carol, not as her mother, but as the young woman before her. She is not exactly who Katy imagined she might be, however, and soon Katy must reconcile the mother who knew everything with the young woman who does not yet have a clue. Rebecca Serle’s next great love story is here, and this time it’s between a mother and a daughter. With her signature “heartbreaking, redemptive, and authentic” (Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author) prose, Serle has crafted a transcendent novel about how we move on after loss, and how the people we love never truly leave us.
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Author
Rebecca Serle
Pages
272
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2022-03
ISBN
1982166797 9781982166793
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"3.25⭐️"
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Sher Free✌️
"Wow! Rebecca Serle did it again! She’s a master at controlling time + unpredictable plot twists! Such an amazing, inspiring, and captivating work! I want to go to Italy more than ever now and see this beautiful scenery for myself! It’s a beautiful book on stages of grief from loosing someone you love, a parent. It’s about acceptance and learning how to love again. How life isn’t easy but it’s about finding yourself and getting back up! It’s got romance but mostly just finding guidance + purpose in life post heartbreak (grief). "
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Daniella (she/her)
"This is one of those books that paints such a vivid picture of a place that you can picture yourself there-eating the amazing food, watching the sunsets at the beach…I’ve always wanted to go to Positano and this just reminded me of that! Beautiful story of love and loss. "
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Danielle Henry
"I really like that this is a love story between a mother and daughter. It was a very different read and did a good job of making me want to go to Italy. However, there were moments when it felt a little boring. "
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Jamilah
"You need to be able to go with a story without getting hung up on plot holes or how or why. If this is you, carry on. This is a beautifully written book about taking ownership of your life and becoming a complete person."
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Tiffany Wysbeek
"I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked the concept of self discovery and how Katy and her mom both had their own journeys and helped each other through them. I just found Katy to be very immature. Her reliance on her mom and her lack up understanding peoples humanness and have her mom on a pedestal at 30 seemed bizarre. It was a sweet story and had some unexpected twists. "
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Halie V
"One Italian summer was not my favorite but if you need a find yourself book and an easy read this book is for you."
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Kelli Jean
"I don’t like this one. Parts of it were okay, but I found Katy to be annoying and boring. I almost didn’t finish it, but wanted to see how things ended. "
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Krystyn
"I don’t recommend this one. I read it within 24 hours but the storyline is a little weird. She seems overly obsessed with her mom. "
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Anna Wieland
"A little hard for me to relate to but it was so beautifully written that I didn’t even care. Wonderful job"
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Bethany Gill
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