Member Review

This romantic escape to Italy is a feast for the senses in all ways, as Lucia makes her annual visit to her grandparents home in Italy, only to learn that Nonno and Nonna plan to pass on the family pizzeria to her ex-husband Giacomo! Aghast at the thought of losing all family tradition, and disillusioned with her corporate life back home, Lucia offers to take over the pizzeria herself. Soon she and Giacomo are working side by side in competition to prove their worth as Nonno's successors - but will proximity in the pizzeria alienate them further, or reignite the spark that attracted them to each other in the first place? This is a lovely, romantic read with great characters. Jo Thomas gives us a very traditional Italian setting, with singing waiters, matchmaking nonnas, fiery young women and patriarchal, traditional men, and lashings of descriptions of delicious Italian food that makes you fat just reading about it! But the food is not the only thing to whet your appetite here - with great characters, an intriguing plot that includes sweat, tears and sabotage, and a romance that sizzles like a pizza on the peel, this is a super summer read!