Livia In Rome
by Bruna De Luca
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288
3 Jul 2025
Paperback
Chicken House, The
9781917171113
Could Rome be where the heart is?
Sixteen-year-old Scottish-Italian Livia feels like an outsider, spending the summer in her grandmother's bar in Rome.
Smug local boy Giulio works there too, and quickly becomes Livia's nemesis. She is not going to be the cliché foreign girl who has a summer romance.
But as Livia navigates family drama, new-found friendships and . . . Giulio, she starts to see the city - and herself - in a new light . . .
- Perfect for fans of Love and Gelato, To All the Boys I've Loved Beforeand Anna and the French Kiss.
- Think ice cream dates, gorgeous Italian boys and sightseeing on a Vespa!
- Scottish Italian author, Bruna De Luca, draws on her own experiences of growing up as a third culture 'Scotalian' kid.
Livia lives in Scotland, but her heart beats for Rome. When she and her mother fly across the world to help get the family business, an old school Italian bar, back on track, she worries that she might not be local enough for her new position. Her new coworker, Giulio, is perfectly perfect: a very Italian, annoyingly handsome, vespa-riding golden-boy that everyone adores – especially Livia’s grandmother. They spend a summer bickering (and later flirting) and hatching a plan to save the bar. This was such a lovely and refreshing summer read – one of my favourite young adult romances to date. Livia and Giulio were delightful, and I found myself really invested in their story. By the end I knew that two things are certain: there really is nothing better than a summer romance; and the Italians sure know how to French.
Issy, Little Unity
