Livia in Rome

Sixteen-year-old Scottish-Italian Livia feels like an outsider, spending the summer in her grandmother's bar in Rome. 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 smug local boy Giulio, she starts to see the city - and herself - in a new light . . . Could Rome be where the heart is? 'A lighthearted summer romance ... capturing what it means to truly love yourself and the family around you.' KIRKUS 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 Before and 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