The Rome Apartment

By: Kerry Fisher

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC and allowing me a stop on the book tour.

BLURB:

Beth stands in the sunshine outside the magnificent wrought-iron gates of Villa Alba holding her suitcase. Only a few short months ago, she dropped her beloved only daughter off at college, holding back tears at the thought of an empty nest… clinging to the thought of the new chapter that she and her husband Joel could now begin together. But that same day, Joel dropped a bombshell. He thinks their marriage is stale, and wants a break; he says that Beth is no longer the same woman he fell in love with…

Searching for an escape, Beth spots an ad in a magazine for an apartment in Rome that is available for three months rental only to ‘an English woman of a certain age’. She reads on… Veronica, the 75-year-old owner, challenges her guests to rediscover themselves, find joy, and live life to the full – and there is no better place to do these things than in Rome, the most beautiful city in the world.

Ronnie sets Beth a list of tasks, forcing her to slow down and find beauty in every corner of the city: the sun on a stained glass window, a fragrant bunch of the freshest basil, a painting in a hidden courtyard. But her final task is the most challenging of all: to go out on a date with an unsuitable man.

But handsome and adventurous musician Rico, unsuitable in almost every way, may turn out to be just the right man to bring Beth back to life. With her break from Joel coming to an end, can Beth risk embracing the new life of exciting possibilities that Rome has opened up to her, even if it means losing everything?

MY REVIEW:

I absolutely loved this book! There are just so many things to love about this book, I apologize in advance if I just gush about it. First of all, I loved the setting – ROME! I was there for my honeymoon and so this brought me back. Everything is described perfectly. Second, I love the friendships that are within this book. Third, of course, I loved the Romance. Were there a few times I wanted to shake Beth and say “wake up?” YES, but that just made the book even better – it evoked feelings! But “watching” Beth change was such a huge reward for this reader. This book definitely gives you all the feels. I’m so grateful that I had the chance to read this. It’s a quick, easy, summertime read that will transport straight to Rome.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kerry Fisher is an internationally bestselling author of women’s contemporary fiction, including The Woman I Was Before, The Silent Wife (USA Today bestseller) and Other People’s Marriages, as well as a non-fiction memoir, Take My Hand. She was born in Peterborough, studied French and Italian at the University of Bath and spent many years living in Spain, Italy and France. After returning to England to work as a journalist, she eventually abandoned real life stories for the secrets of fictional families. She now lives in Surrey with her husband, with an intermittent empty nest as her two young adult children come and go.