While there she learns more about her Mom then she ever knew possible. Lina goes to live with her Dad who she didn’t know existed in Italy. All that changed when her mother died of pancreatic cancer when Lina was still in high school. Then I discovered that it was available for free from Kindle Unlimited….why I didn’t check there in the first place I will never know but oh well. It’s a place that I could visit over and over and never tire of it. I have always had a huge soft spot for Italy. I knew that I had to buy it because it took place in Italy. I originally found this book on Thriftbooks. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more. It’s a secret that will change everything she knew about her mother, her father-and even herself. A world that inspires her, 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. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is go back home.īut then she is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. Kirkus Reviews called Love & amp Gelato “a sure bet for fans of romance fiction,” while VOYA said readers “will find it difficult to put this book down.” Readers are about to discover a new place, a new romance, and a new talent.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers It’s a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father–and even herself. 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. But then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home. A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping New York Times bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure.

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