Her writing style was easy to read and really captured Italy’s beauty.

Even though the idea has been recycled several times, Welch’s book still stood out to me. The plot of this book reminds me of some of my favorite summer movies. After taking a humanities class about art last semester, I loved recognizing some of the works I studied within this book.

After reading this book, I wanted to book the next flight to Italy! I especially loved how artwork and architecture was incorporated into this book. When Love and Gelato was released last summer, I couldn’t wait to read it. In the journal, Lina discovers a secret that will change her life forever.Įver since I read The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper in middle school, I love reading books that take place in Italy. In Italy, Lina receives a journal from her mother’s college days. In Love and Gelato, Lina’s mother dies from cancer and as her dying wish, her mother wants Lina to live in Italy with her father that she’s never met. Mostly she finds out about herself.Even though I sadly have no gelato, I have much love for Jenna Evans Welch’s Love and Gelato. She also finds out the truth about her father. While Lina is living her life and exploring Tuscany with her handsome neighbour, Ren, she follows in the footsteps of her mother and gets to know her as never before. Read more a diary that belonged to Lina's mother, the one she had kept while she was a photography student in Florence. Shortly after she arrives at Howard's home, Lina meets Sonya, who gives Lina. Why did her mother wait so long to tell her about him? Lina has a happy life in Seattle and doesn't want to leave. Howard is the best man I've ever known, her mother says, he'll keep you safe. The dying wish of 16-year-old Lina's mother was for her daughter to live in Tuscany and get to know her father, whom Lina has never met. Stationery & miscellaneous items (Children's / Teenage)ĭescription for Love & Gelato, English edition Paperback.Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage).

Reference material (Children's / Teenage).

Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction.

Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage).

Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage).

Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage).

Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage).

Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage).

Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage).

Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage).

Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage).

Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage).

Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage).

Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories.

Children's / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals.

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