A Wedding In Italy
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The Blurb:
Sun, spaghetti and sparkling prosecco. When it comes to finding love, there’s no place like Rome… Kate is living the dream with her gorgeous boyfriend Alessandro in his native city, but the reality is sometimes a little less romantic than she’d hoped. Every day in her new home is a fight against leaking pipes, her cantankerous landlord and her less-than-perfect grasp of the Italian lingo. All around her there is talk of weddings, but when a secret from her past is thrust out into the open, Kate must fight to prove to Alessandro’s Mamma – and the rest of his formidable family – that she truly is Italian marriage material. With the women in Alessandro’s life on a mission to break them apart, the cracks begin to show and Kate starts to question if Alessandro really is the man of her dreams. Can love and the city of romance conquer all, or is that just a fairy-tale?
Let Rome steal your heart this summer in this gorgeously romantic escapist read. Perfect for fans of Jo Thomas and Abby Clements.
My thoughts:
I'll be honest, what actually drew my attention to this book in the first instance was the cover. I know, i know, but how could anyone scroll on by when this truly stands out. I found myself looking at with a tilt of the head and a whistful smile whilst i thought of faraway places i'd never been.
So that being said, it was a must read.
As with any Tilly Tennant book, you know you are in for a well spun tale and this one is no different.
We are back again in Italy with Kate. Kate has done something incredibly brave, upped sticks and moved to Italy to be with the love of her life Alessandro Conti. We first met Kate in Rome is where the heart is. The focus of that book was the romantic relationship between Kate and Alessandro. I found this one was based more with Kate trying to win round Alessandros' family. How she interacts and tries to build bridges and friendships with the rest of his relations (and being italian, there are many!)
Alessandros mother thinks Kate is nice enough, but not "the one" for her son.
We then have Maria, who makes no bones about the fact that she doesn't like Kate. She's still a bit miffed that her brother and best friend Orazia, are not the couple. She thinks they should be the ones together, and sees Kate as the usurper to that relationship.
Kate has some respite and help from the family in the form of Lucetta and Abelie, Alessandros other 2 sisters. And of course, her friends from back home, her own sisters and Jamie, her friend from America.
We start here with the wedding of Lucetta. A huge family occasion and a chance for Kate to help out, impress and try and ingratiate herself with the family.
She is also trying to set up her own business, but is finding it difficult in a country where she knows little of the language. A hard task for anyone i think you'll agree.
Thanks to the authors detailed narrative i found myself floating away to a country i've never been too. Imagining just how hard and difficult this would be for anyone to attempt and kudos to the author for bringing out those feelings in the reader. The nerves, the tension, the awkwardness and apprehension. And all in the name of love.
This is a worthy follow up novel, executed brilliantly and with a great attention to detail. I eagerly await the next novel from Tilly Tennant.
About the author
From a young age, Tilly Tennant was convinced that she was destined for the stage. Once she realised she wasn’t actually very good at anything that would put her on the stage, she started to write stories instead. There were lots of terrible ones, like The Pet Rescue Gang (aged eight), which definitely should not see the light of day ever again. Thankfully, her debut novel, Hopelessly Devoted to Holden Finn was not one of those, and since it hit the Amazon best seller lists she hasn’t looked back. Born in Dorset, she currently lives in Staffordshire with her husband, two daughters, three guitars, four ukuleles, two violins and a kazoo.
