Quercus Publishing One italian summer/rebecca serle

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An unexpected love story from the bestselling author of In Five Years When Katy's mother dies, she is left reeling.

Carol wasn't just Katy's mum, 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, the mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: two weeks in Positano, the magical town where Carol spent the summer 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, healthy and sun-tanned.

and thirty years old.

Katy doesn't understand what is happening, or how - all she can focus on is that somehow, impossibly, she has her mother back.

Over the course of one Italian summer, Katy gets to know Carol, not as her mother, but as the young woman who came before.

But can we ever truly know our parents? 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 daughter.

With her signature 'heartbreaking and poignant' (Glamour) prose, Serle has crafted a transcendent novel about how we move on after loss, and how the people we love never truly leave us.

''Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms.

''-- GABRIELLE ZEVIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Storied Life of A.

Fikry ''I loved In Five Years but with One Italian Summer Rebecca has truly excelled herself.

An extraordinary, beautiful, magical book.

(And now I NEED to visit Positano.

)''-- JILL MANSELL ''One Italian Summer is a feast for the senses.

Serle is the queen of taking a truly original idea and breathing life and heart into every corner of it.

I couldn't love her books more''-- LAURA PEARSON ''Breathtakingly original and heartbreakingly emotional, ONE ITALIAN SUMMER is a tearjerker of a masterpiece that combines family, romance, and feeling lost, found and hopeful, set against the hauntingly evocative backdrop of one of the most beautiful places on earth.

I was floored by it''-- LAURA JANE WILLIAMS, author of THE LUCKY ESCAPE ''ONE ITALIAN SUMMER is the perfect escapist read.

Compelling, moving and masterfully told''-- LAURA KAY, author of THE SPLIT ''Serle deftly immerses readers in the landscape and evokes feelings of rest and recovery.

Going down as easy as a limoncello on a hot summer s day, this daydream of a story affirms what it means to love and be loved.

An enchanting book for the last cold days of winter, but also suggest it to readers come summer.

''-- Library Journal ''One Italian Summer is a thoughtful, fun escape, blending contemplations of love and loss with a touch of adventure [.

] a sumptuous and sensuous feast of a book.

''-- Bookpage.

com '' 'Rebecca Serle is known for her powerful stories that tug at the heartstrings - and her latest is just as unforgettable.

' ONE ITALIAN SUMMER is 'A magical trip worth taking.

a story about love, loss and that point in adulthood where we learn our parents are human, too, and not always perfect.

' ''-- The Associated Press ''In one Italian summer, Katy gets to know her mom as a young woman and discovers new things about her, herself, and the beautiful bond that keeps them together, even in death.

''-- Brit + Co ''ONE ITALIAN SUMMER will compel readers to reconsider their own relationships while evaluating how they relate to the people in their own lives, and how they consider themselves and others both as complex individuals and as acting within communities and families.

''-- Bookreporter.