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The Lemon Tree Hotel

By: Rosanna Ley
Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
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A story about love, family secrets and a little piece of heaven....

In the beautiful village of Vernazza, the Mazzone family have transformed an old convent overlooking the glamorous Italian Riviera into the elegant Lemon Tree Hotel. For Chiara, her daughter, Elene, and her granddaughter, Isabella, the running of their hotel is the driving force in their lives.

One day, two unexpected guests check in. The first, Dante, is a face from Chiara's past, but what exactly happened between them all those years ago, Elene wonders. Meanwhile, Isabella is preoccupied with the second guest, a mysterious young man who seems to know a lot about the history of the old convent and the people who live there. Isabella is determined to find out his true intentions and discover the secret past of the Lemon Tree Hotel.

©2019 Rosanna Ley (P)2019 Quercus Editions Limited
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I felt I was there-seeing it all, beautiful story and I felt attached to all the characters. I was sad to finish the book, I wanted it to be continue

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Loved this Italian story of the people and the area

Loved this book, the narrator’s, Italian people, history and area and generational stories. I’ll definitely listen to more by this author.

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felt like you were there

Totally enjoyed this book. Swept me away to a time I went to Italy with my family. loved the story of the family of they Lemon Tree Hotel and surrounding area. Would read more by this author, I thought the narrator was good would recommend. Thanks

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Superb

Intricate descriptions, believable characters and plot twists kept looking forward to the next chapter...and the next...

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Please write another

Lovely book. So wonderful. Beautiful detaiks of the area. It makes me want to visit the region.

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Fabulous

The author creates not only a vivid image of the Italian country side and the food grown and eaten there but most importantly she reminds us of how important it is to listen to your heart when making life decisions. Her descriptions filled my mind of frescos, alcoves and the blue sea. All while weaving in a bit of history and creating a place for the listeners mind to wander. This was a great listen!

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Great for road trips

Lovely book, great companion on long drives, I really enjoyed this selection. In the end Love wins

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Drawn out but easy listen

This story has no depth and is way too long, but is ok if you’re looking for an easy listen. Narrator does a good job.

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Soap opera

The Italian setting is so beautiful I thought I could endure the typical dragged out romance and emotional drama of soap opera-type books. I had hope that with the beautiful setting and the hotel being a former convent for nuns - that the writer would bring a balance of interesting plot points and details to the book. There WERE a few interesting plot points but the preponderance of the book is emotional issues and dialogue. I guess that's what some people want - not me.

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Painfully slow and redundant

I love Italy so much that I can listen to just about any book set there, but this was painful. The endless retrospective questions, the “lemon tree hotel” mentioned a billion times, the Constant redundancy, was just too much.

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