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Zusatztext "The reader will find it difficult to put this book down." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext "After her mother dies, Lina travels to Italy where she discovers her mothers's journal and sets off on an adventure to unearth her mother's secrets"-- Zusammenfassung A New York Times bestseller A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping debut novel filled with romance! mystery! and adventure. 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 from Lina for far too long. It’s a secret that will change everything she 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.
