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Livia in Rome

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Sixteen-year-old Scottish-Italian Livia feels like an outsider, spendingthe summer in her grandmother’s bar in Rome. She is not goingto be the cliché foreign girl who has a summer romance. Butas Livia navigates family drama, new-found friendships and smug localboy Giulio, she starts to see the city – and herself – in anew light . . .

ISBN: 9781917171113 Author: De, Luca, Bruna Publisher: Chicken House Publication Date: 3rd July 2025 Imprint: Chicken House Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 288 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Young Adult / Code: C Category: Non-fiction Subjects: "Children's / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures & national identity", Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children's / Teenage gener, Children's / Teenage general interest: Girls & women, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & relationships

Could Rome be where the heart is?

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. 

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