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  • An Italian Summer

  • By: Fanny Blake
  • Narrated by: Jane McDowell
  • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (22 ratings)

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Summary

An Italian Summer is a novel about friendship, family secrets and second chances, set against the backdrop of Southern Italy. 

Sandy is in her 50s and at a crossroads in her life: she's a teacher and respected by her pupils, but she feels she is being sidelined in favour of younger colleagues. So when her mother dies, leaving her a sealed envelope addressed to an unknown woman living in Naples, Sandy decides to head to Italy to resolve the mystery by delivering the letter herself. 

She books herself on to a small sightseeing trip from Rome to Naples and the Amalfi Coast, hoping to meet some like-minded people along the way. Who is the mysterious woman she is searching for? And will Sandy find friendship, or even love, along the way? 

©2018 Fanny Blake (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group

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Brilliant summer read

I found this a really lovely story. I enjoyed all the travel around Italy all the description of the arts and the places and the people.
I was intrigued with the couples travelling in the holiday group and the mystery of her mother’s letter. An enjoyable story very well read .

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Joy!

Wonderful feel good storyline, beautifully read with perfectly performed accents of the various characters a joy!

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