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One Italian Summer


A Romance Novel


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Magical Realism,
  • Italy (Amalfi Coast),
  • Mother-Daughter Relationship
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Magical realism where lost loved ones return in unexpected ways
  • Mother-daughter relationships explored across generations
  • Italy travel stories with food, sun, and emotional healing

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Get out the tissues for this poignant New York Times bestseller tinged with magic.

Katy and her mother, Carol, were best friends planning to take a trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast when Carol died. Still grieving, Katy takes the trip alone, hoping to feel closer to her late mother in the place where she once spent an incredible summer. And somehow her mother is actually there, in the flesh — yet it’s her mother at 30, before marrying and having a daughter. Now Katy has a chance to get to know her mother as a young woman in this unforgettable journey.

Publisher Description

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this magical trip worth taking, the New York Times bestselling author 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.

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