Quercus The Secret of Villa Serena escape to the Italian sun with this romantic feel-good read.

by Domenica de Rosa

Quercus The Secret of Villa Serena escape to the Italian sun with this romantic feel-good read ABISBOOK Quercus.

432 pages, Paperback

Published January 16, 2025

Reviews

[Penelope]

Yes a good read. Emily a London expat who has restored a Tuscan farmhouse. We join her life as she revelling in the bliss of Tuscany country side as against the hustle of London, until the shock of her husband betrayal who dumped her by text from London. Juggling her own journey with three children of varying ages and temperament and with no friends or family nearby this is her journey. Good enticing cover and title.

[Sasha Stead]

I loved this! It probably helped that I was staying in that exact place in Tuscany while I was reading it. I loved the representations of all the ages and points of view, coming to terms with their new circumstances of living in Italy: Mother, daughters, son and friends. It was an entertaining masterpiece, filled with Tuscan colour history and imagination. Really fun and a quick read!

[Kim Claxton]

Sorry not for me. The story wasn’t gripping and although I appreciate it’s set it Italy I was put off by the Italian phrases all though the book. Overall the story was very slow and the characters were not very engaging or interesting. I may have found this a hard read as it is not my usual genre.

[Eden-Grace Hughes]

I can't pinpoint why I enjoyed this book so much, but I really did. Italy makes me happy in general and living there through the book was wonderful.
Emily was annoying, Charlie was insufferable but everything just worked??? An easy, flowy, grippy ish?? read.