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Tuscan Holiday |  | Author: Holly Chamberlin
Publisher: Kensington
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 3289
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
ASIN: B001DISRDU
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description
In this smart, tender, insightful new novel, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin introduces two very different women who, over the course of two unforgettable weeks, learn about unbreakable bonds, unshakeable love, and the chances that come once in a lifetime -- and change us forever...When Elizabeth Caldwell planned a trip to Florence with her daughter, Marina, she secretly hoped for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. But Marina -- twenty-one, newly graduated, and close to her mom in many ways -- has always been more the PBS type: dependable, practical, and completely in control. Elizabeth knows Marina wants to avoid the kind of "stupid mistake" that left Elizabeth a single mother at twenty-two, and she's bitten her tongue as Marina settles for a wealthy fiance who gives her everything she thinks she wants. After all, Elizabeth -- unable to bring herself to fully commit to the man she has dated for years -- is hardly an expert in romance. Still, a lot can happen on vacation, especially in Tuscany, where every scent borne on the warm breeze inspires delight, and every view makes the heart soar. There, on streets once walked by Dante and Michaelangelo, Marina is blindsided by a gorgeous Italian named Luca who shows her how gloriously unpredictable passion can be, and Elizabeth finally lets go of the role that has defined her for so long to embrace her own uncertain future...
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Would like to know what happens next! August 19, 2010
C. Farr (VT)
I liked this book. Some of the little quotes at the beginning of the chapters were very amusing and really got me thinking of my relationships with my mother and daughter.
I wish there was a follow up book that followed Marina with her break up with her fiance and her quest to find her father. How did they both react?? Missed opportunity there.
 Barely worth the free price August 11, 2010
Xiao Ka (Moline, IL United States)
The book has the potential to be interesting - but the book fails to engage the reader. The book deals with the relationship between mother and daughter. The problem is that both the mother and daughter are too exaggerated and annoying. Another problem with the book is that there are too many descriptions. The vacation goes on for two weeks and I find out what mother and daughter eat for breakfast and lunch and dinner. Boring! I guess I shouldn't complain. The book has an interesting story, it just isn't written all that well.
 Nice read, but not great August 5, 2010
Mary (San Francisco)
I'm not sure if the author or the editor lets you down. Although supposedly set in Florence, the descriptions of the scenery and food in the first half of the book read like a very boring laundry list. The characters seem flat and one dimensional. If you can get through the first half of the book you will be rewarded with an interesting mother daughter relationship along with delicious descriptions of Florentine gardens and architecture. The author never does justice to the food, except for the mouth-watering details of pane forte. Not at the top of the read list, but will help pass the time on the train or bus.
 Great summer book August 3, 2010
Shawna J. Hansen (Revere, MA)
I am not a big fan of the overly realistic and depressing life struggle novels, so when I started this book, it took me a while to like it. Once the author's sense of humor started to peep out and the story about the mother and daughter took on its own life, I was hooked! Great summer read (any season really) and wonderful emotional and humorous awakening between the mother and daughter. The city of Florence comes to life on every page.
I'm recommending this book to everyone I know.
not very impressed July 31, 2010
Melinda (SW Kansas)
story about mothers and daughters. not very deep charachters. felt should have known them a little deeper. end left me with too many unanswered questions.
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