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Fiction.
Literature.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:An International Bestseller! A LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick! A trio of second-born daughters sets out on a whirlwind journey through the lush Italian countryside to break the family curse that says theyâ??ll never find love, by New York Times bestseller Lori Nelson Spielman, author of The Life List. Since the day Filomena Fontana cast a curse upon her sister more than two hundred years ago, not one second-born Fontana daughter has found lasting love. Some, like second-born Emilia, the happily-single baker at her grandfatherâ??s Brooklyn deli, claim itâ??s an odd coincidence. Others, like her sexy, desperate-for-love cousin Lucy, insist itâ??s a true hex. But both are bewildered when their great-aunt calls with an astounding proposition: If they accompany her to her homeland of Italy, Aunt Poppy vows sheâ??ll meet the love of her life on the steps of the Ravello Cathedral on her eightieth birthday, and break the Fontana Second-Daughter Curse once and for all.
Boy, did I need to read this book! The story encompasses everything important in life: family, dreams, goals, truth, and love. There's a family curse against the second-born daughters in their family, one that goes back several generations, one that Emilia doesn't want to believe, yet she's living her life in expectations of the curse. Then comes an invitation from her crazy-and distant-aunt Poppy, asking her to take a trip to Italy for Poppy's 80th birthday where she will marry the man she loves and break the curse. The story follows the two women, and Lucy, Em's cousin who is also living under the curse, as they travel to Italy. The travels through Italy were a bonus to this entertaining story. I loved traveling, and tasting, vicariously through the characters! The story doesn't take the simple way out in several situations and relationships, which keeps you guessing. It also brings home the point of so many truths: Is being married more important than being loved? Do we make our own future or do we let others pick it for us? Do we take a chance on life-and people? This is an entertaining story, one that will lift your spirits and give you hope. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this great read!
Lori Nelson Spielman's novel drifts between romance, Italian sight-seeing, a mysterious curse, and family dysfunction without mastering any of those integral elements. Your tolerance for these type of hallmark hall of fame type books, will impact your enjoyment. The LGBTQ friendly relationship does add a sweetness that may just be enough to make this a worthwhile read. ( )
3.5 stars. Overall, the storyline was cute, and there were some good messages about following your heart. The story was entertaining, and I loved the parts that take place in Italy. However, the constant referring to a ridiculous curse and whether or not individual characters "believed in" the curse or could break the curse was just super annoying. And the author attempted to give the just plain mean characters (one character in particular) a background story that helped explain why they were so awful, but I just didn't buy it as an excuse for decades of inexcusable behavior towards certain family members. ( )
I gave this audiobook an hour but it wasn't for me. No sorry I gave it up when I looked up how long it was - 13.5 hours. For that amount of time, it has to contribute big time to one's life!
I know a part of my reaction was the narrators' voices, who are listed as Carlotta Brentan and Kathleen Garrett. Not sure if it was the tone of the voices or the style of their reading. ( )
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Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Many years ago, in Trespiano, Italy, Filomena Fontana, a plain, bitter girl whose younger sister was blessed with beauty, cursed all second-born Fontana daughters to a life without love.
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Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
"To me, love is like a lending library. To keep it, we must continually renew it. Otherwise we pay a hefty fine."
"It's fascinating, isn't it, how, when someone tells us something about ourselves---good or bad---we try so desperately to prove them right."
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"I won't need your father," I say. "Or your uncle." I close my eyes, gathering all my courage. "I choose you."
Fiction.
Literature.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:An International Bestseller! A LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick! A trio of second-born daughters sets out on a whirlwind journey through the lush Italian countryside to break the family curse that says theyâ??ll never find love, by New York Times bestseller Lori Nelson Spielman, author of The Life List. Since the day Filomena Fontana cast a curse upon her sister more than two hundred years ago, not one second-born Fontana daughter has found lasting love. Some, like second-born Emilia, the happily-single baker at her grandfatherâ??s Brooklyn deli, claim itâ??s an odd coincidence. Others, like her sexy, desperate-for-love cousin Lucy, insist itâ??s a true hex. But both are bewildered when their great-aunt calls with an astounding proposition: If they accompany her to her homeland of Italy, Aunt Poppy vows sheâ??ll meet the love of her life on the steps of the Ravello Cathedral on her eightieth birthday, and break the Fontana Second-Daughter Curse once and for all.
Against the backdrop of wandering Venetian canals, rolling Tuscan fields, and enchanting Amalfi Coast villages, romance blooms, destinies are found, and family secrets are unearthedâ??secrets that could threaten the family far more than a ce
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There's a family curse against the second-born daughters in their family, one that goes back several generations, one that Emilia doesn't want to believe, yet she's living her life in expectations of the curse.
Then comes an invitation from her crazy-and distant-aunt Poppy, asking her to take a trip to Italy for Poppy's 80th birthday where she will marry the man she loves and break the curse.
The story follows the two women, and Lucy, Em's cousin who is also living under the curse, as they travel to Italy. The travels through Italy were a bonus to this entertaining story. I loved traveling, and tasting, vicariously through the characters!
The story doesn't take the simple way out in several situations and relationships, which keeps you guessing. It also brings home the point of so many truths: Is being married more important than being loved? Do we make our own future or do we let others pick it for us? Do we take a chance on life-and people?
This is an entertaining story, one that will lift your spirits and give you hope.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this great read!
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