Summer at the Villa Rosa - Softcover

Pellegrino, Nicky

3.83

1,164 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752884115 ISBN 13: 9780752884110

Publisher: Orion, 2008

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Raffaella Moretti, by far the most beautiful girl in the southern Italian town of Triento, is about to marry the only boy she has ever loved. It seems that nothing but happiness lies in store for Raffaella. Yet, just one year later, she is a widow, and has had to take a job as housekeeper in the Villa Rosa, for the young American who is temporarily working in Triento.

As Raffaella struggles to recapture her own lost happiness she starts looking for ways to help those around her to do the same. There is Silvana the baker's wife, her passion barely hidden; Carlotta the gardener's daughter with her mysterious grief, and the kind and gentle owner of the Gypsy Tearoom who offers Raffaella friendship. As the lives of these villagers interweave, Raffaella is pulled into the centre of a conflict that threatens not only to divide Triento but also to destroy all she holds dear.

Filled with food, love and longing, SUMMER AT THE VILLA ROSA is like taking a seat in a sun-drenched piazza, and becoming a tiny part of the endless spectacle of life there.

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Review:

"Full-bodied as a rich Italian red, it is a page-turner combining the missed chances of Captain "Corelli's Mandolin" with the foodie pleasures of Chocolat. A warming read for a winter's night." "Eve"

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"If you like your stories on the sensuous side, this debut novel is for you." "Glamour ""

"Set against a backdrop of love, life, friendship and food, Mediterranean beauty Raffaella attemtps to rediscover her happiness after her one true love dies . . . The descriptions of Italian food will make your mouth water." "Cosmopolitan""

"A touching story about one woman's search for love." "Sunday Express""

'A touching story about one woman's search for love'--SUNDAY EXPRESS

'Set against a backdrop of love, life, friendship and food, Mediterranean beauty Raffaella attempts to rediscover her happiness after her one true love dies... The descriptions of Italian food will make your mouth water'--COSMOPOLITAN

'If you like your stories on the sensuous side, this debut novel is for you'--Glamour

'Full-bodied as a rich Italian red, it is a page-turner combining the missed chances of CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN with the foodie pleasures of CHOCOLAT. A warming read for a winter's night'--Eve

Book Description:

A wonderfully atmospheric, touching and sumptuous novel about a young widow's search for happiness in a small Italian village

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