One Italian Summer

by Rebecca Serle (£16.99, HB, Quercus) If you like a touch of magic in your books, then this is for you. Katy and her mum Carol had planned an Italian getaway, but when her mother dies, grief-sticken Katy goes alone to Positano on the Amalfi Coast, the place her mum had visited as a young woman. In this mystical tale, Katy gets to know the woman Carol was before becoming a mother, and in turn gets to know herself. A powerful, emotional story that will prompt you to pack your bags and head to this gorgeous village in southern Italy.