This was a gorgeous read, the setting, the characters, everything! It has made me so badly want to visit Sicily! I have read books by Nancy before and thoroughly enjoyed them, Thankyou so much

Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from NetGalley. On holiday last year, I chain-read a number of Barone's books, so I was pleased to be granted an ARC of her latest book. This was an enjoyable read. While I would have liked more detail about why Olivia's daughter was so cold towards her, I felt that Barone captured the Italian setting beautifully, immersing the reader in Olivia's story.

This book had great depths I am a real fan of Nancy’s books. This one didn’t let me down. Olivia is in a loveless marriage. She is trapped because she doesn’t want to repeat the cycle and leave like her mum Susan did. So she has stayed and her and Tom are miserable.
She loves with her dad and her two kids. She also has her hot business partner Markus nearby and he essentially is the loveliest dad to the kids. Olivia hasn’t seen her mum for 22 years and has rebuked any attempt to make up even though her kids and dad have spent every summer with her and her new husband Aldo since forever and her dad speaks to her mum daily.
Olivia just can’t forgive and it’s eating her up.
When Olivia is at breaking point her dad suggests an 8 week spa break paid for by her mum and she eventually concedes to this. What she doesn’t bargain for is her roommate to be her mum. She has been duped. The summer is spent getting to know each other and through therapy herself. This book dealt with serious subjects in a gentle manner. It’s a perfect beach read or just a book to snuggle up with.
I loved it.
Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this family story set in Italy by an author I hadn’t tried before.
Olivia is estranged from her mother, she hasn’t seen her for 22 years despite the fact that her own father has forgiven her for leaving him for another man, an Italian millionaire.
Olivia is stressed, her own marriage is falling apart, she barely speaks to,her teenage daughter and she’s secretly in love with her business partner, Markus.
When her mother invites her for an all expenses paid stay at a health spa in Italy, Olivia reluctantly accepts only to arrive and discover her mother is in the next room. Could things get any worse?
This was an easy read which examined feelings and how someone’s life can be badly affected due to unresolved anger and the failure to forgive.
I found Olivia a strange character- she needed to be less rigid and let go of her bad feelings for her mother. At some points I felt like giving her a good talking too- she really does not behave like the adult she is but like an abandoned child who feels that the world owes them something.
As the book progresses Olivia finally sees the light and seems to grow up a bit, realising how much time she has wasted.
This would be a good Summer read as it is definitely a page turner- I was keen to see how all issues were resolved.
I would certainly be interested to read another book by this author.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.

A lovely book about second chances and a fantastic read. I felt like I was right there in Sicily soaking up the whole vibe. A charmingly written book, the perfect beach read