Ginny Splinter, acclaimed radio host and relationship expert, prides herself on knowing what’s best for others. So, she’s sure her husband, Adrian, will love the special trip to Italy she’s planned for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. But when Ginny presents the gift, he surprises her with his own very different plan: a divorce.
Beside herself with heartache, Ginny impulsively goes live on air to invite four heartbroken listeners to join her instead. From hiking the hills of Bologna to sharing a gondola in Venice and dancing until dawn, Ginny and her guests embark on a holiday of full of fun, hope and healing.
Sunny, tender and brimming with charm, The Little Italian Hotel explores love, the importance of friendship, and reclaiming the present moment – even if it means leaving the past behind.
My thoughts: this was lovely, really heartwarming, hug in a book stuff as Ginny and her new friends embrace all that Italy has to offer, sun, amazing food, stunning views, beautiful architecture and oodles of history, and learn to heal, to live for the moment and not to mourn. Each of them has a secret heartbreak, and tragedy but all of them can find a new lease on life by getting to know one another and opening up.
Even hotel owner Nico and his teenage daughter Loretta need to heal and move on from their own losses and live their lives, whether they stay at the hotel Splendido or move on.
Ginny finally stops trying to fix everything for everyone else and starts to do the things she really wants to do, on her terms. It’s never too late to start over and find happiness.
This book will lift you up, make you laugh and possibly cry but ultimately feel rather cheerful.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for my review but all opinions remain my own.
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