The two embark on a baggage-free, whirlwind love affair, cliff-jumping into gem-colored Mediterranean waters and exploring the splendor of the Italian coast. When the neighboring martial arts retreat is canceled and a few of its attendees join their small writing community, Ava, now going by “Aria,” meets “Dutch,” a man who seems too good to be true. She’s determined to finish writing the novel she’s been fantasizing about, even though it means leaving her close-knit group of friends and her precious dog, Harold, behind.Īt the retreat, she’s not allowed to use her real name or reveal any personal information. So after a recent breakup and dating app debacle, she decides to put love on hold and escapes to a remote writers’ retreat in coastal Italy. She believes in feelings, not algorithms.
“Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”-Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your LoverĬall Ava romantic, but she thinks love should be found in the real world, not on apps that filter men by height, job, or astrological sign. (Oct.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher, an utterly delightful novel about a woman who ditches her dating app for a writer’s retreat in Italy-only to find that real love comes with its own filters Agent: Kim Witherspoon, InkWell Management. In the face of these unexpected differences, can they really find a way to keep their promise? Kinsella’s clever romance about the nature of compromise alternates laugh-out-loud humor with moments that will tug at readers’ heartstrings. Worst of all, Matt is not a fan of Ava’s beloved but badly behaved beagle, Harold. For her part, Ava can’t stand Matt’s horrific art collection and shivers all night in his freezing bedroom. While chaotic Ava enjoys “rescuing” abandoned furniture and books, measured Matt can’t abide clutter. Dutch is not the carefree carpenter Ava imagined him to be, but Matt Warwick, COO of a successful dollhouse company. But as soon as they return to London, their magical bubble is burst. From the moment she meets “Dutch,” a gorgeous stranger staying at the same monastery, she feels her “life fallen stunningly into place.” They embark on a whirlwind romance and, on their last day in Italy, vow to make their relationship work back home in the U.K. Ava, an aspiring author and hopeless romantic, arrives in Italy for a weeklong writer’s retreat where, to facilitate productivity and limit small talk, everyone is required to remain anonymous. A spellbinding romance comes to a crashing halt in the sparkling latest from Kinsella ( Confessions of a Shopaholic).
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