The Italian Villa: An emotional and absolutely gripping WW2 historical romance Paperback – 17 February 2020

The whole food and wine business is very enjoyable.The simplest foods are the most delicious.Just the name Montevino should spell it out meaning Wine Mountain.On the whole it was interesting and readable with all of the twists and turns to keep one reading to the end in one reading.Thank goodness that it was not very long, so I did not miss sleep as some long books would do.Also, the story about Leone's sweet factory is very realistic and the best sweets come from those mountainous areas.Very enjoyable.

This isn't my usual kind of novel but I was drawn into this story as soon as I began to read it and I loved it. The rational part of my mind knew that it is completely unrealistic but my emotions and imagination just didn't care. It is a lovely, emotionally satisfying story with a glorious background in the Italian alps. The central character, as well as others featuring in the story, is on an emotional journey that is more important than the physical journey involved, and this is what makes the book so enthralling and satisfying. There is a bit of careless editing, with the odd typo, but it isn't enough to make a serious difference to the pleasure of reading. I would read more by this author.

Premetto che adoro questa scrittrice! Ho letto tutti i suoi libri ed alcuni li ho addirittura riletti.L'amore di Elisa per Leo, la sua famiglia e la sua nobile professione, ne fanno un'eroina a cui vorremmo assomigliare. La dolce determinazione di Callie conquista e Flora regala speranza a chi crede che tutto sia perduto. Una storia sulla resilienza, sull'onore e sull' Amore.

Reading this book in this moment of my life has been special. I felt very connected to the characters as though they were real. What a magnificent story, I enjoyed my days reading it and it was reflected in my own life. Inspiring for me as a young woman who is still figuring her life out. Lots of lessons to be taken away from the book. Thank you for this gem I will have with me forever.

Read this book if you would enjoy a light, pleasant romantic fantasy set in small town Italy. Do not read this book if you are looking for a serious novel about Italy during WWII. Actually, don’t read this book if you are looking for a serious novel about anything. That may sound like a negative review is ahead, but it’s not. The author did a good job of writing the book that she wanted to write. You just need the right expectations. This book tells the story of Callie, a young woman of Italian descent who begins the book as a waitress in Texas. Callie was orphaned young and raised in foster care. She is barely scraping by financially as she tried to save money for college, although she has no idea what she would like to study. Out of the blue, when she becomes 21, she receives a letter from a lawyer that turns her life upside down. Not only was she adopted, but she also just inherited a villa in Italy. Don’t think too hard about it, because you will enjoy the story more if you don’t worry about whether any of it is credible. In no time, our nearly penniless young woman has left her job, bought a plane ticket to Italy, and set out to jump into life in Italian village. Fortunately, her adoptive parents taught her Italian. The story really begins once Callie arrives in Italy. There is romance and a highly romantic view of village life. The language is inoffensive, and the romance is G rated. There are flashbacks to the village during WWII through the pages of a diary kept by Callie’s great-grandmother.