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The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti by Jennifer Probst Also by this author: Our Italian Summer
Published by Penguin on February 22, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Family Life / General, Fiction / Family Life / Siblings, Fiction / Women
Pages: 384
Format: eARC
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A secret romance sends three estranged sisters to the Amalfi Coast to follow clues about their mother’s past, and challenges them to a whole new future, in this emotional novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst.
Priscilla, Devon, and Bailey haven’t been close in years, but when the sisters are forced to come together to settle their mother’s estate, they discover a secret. In an old trunk, they happen upon ownership papers for a house on the Amalfi Coast, along with a love letter to their mother from an anonymous man, promising to meet her in Italy during the summer of her sixty-fifth birthday.
Now they’re questioning everything they knew about her history. In order to get answers about the woman they thought they knew, they’ll have to go back to where it all started. The sisters embark on a trip to the stunning cliffside village of Positano, Italy, to track down the mysterious ex-lover, and figure out who their mother really was.
As Priscilla, Devon, and Bailey unearth the truth, they also experience the magic of Italy, the power of sisterly love, a little unexpected romance, and newfound hope for the future.
Now that I am in my mid thirties, I like to hunker down with a good woman’s fiction book from time to time. The Secret Love Letters Of Olivia Moretti by Jennifer Probst absolutely fit the bill. I mean, I should have know to expectat that after really enjoying Our Italian Summer. This book also has a significant chunk – the vast majority 0f the story taking place in Italy. It has family secrets, a love story, and a spectacular setting — plus sisters. So you know, SOLD.
Olivia Moretti has passed away at the age of 64 from a brief illness. As her daughters are sorting her things, they come across a box. Within the box are letters and also a deed to a house in Positano, Italy. The three women – Pris, Dev, and Bailey fly to Italy together to learn more about the house as well as to unravel their mother’s story. While in Positano, the three who have been estranged reunite and rekindle their relationships with each other. It took going to a new continent to bridge that distance. They also end up really taking hard looks at what they want out of life and move toward those goals while also trying to find out who the mysterious R of Oliva’s letters is.
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♬ original sound – April Books & Wine
Jennifer Probst’s The Secret Love Letters Of Olivia Moretti was a really captivating book for me. The pacing was spot on — I never felt too bored or like the book was going too slow. The portions set in the past during Olivia’s girlhood were my favorite. I liked that there were some tough choices that had to be made. Also, I liked the three sisters and how they ended up finding their way back to each other. Family is something I really value so I appreciated seeing that within this book. Now, I do think some of the characterizations were a bit surface level – as in leaning into the archetypes. Still, I did have a tough time setting this book down. Overall, this was a great distraction for me.
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