Livia in Rome

Author: De Luca, Bruna

Interest age: from c 12 years

Published on 3 July 2025 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 272 pages
197 x 129 x 19 | 190g

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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.