I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review as part of the book tour hosted by Headline Books.

Three Nights in Italy is a beautiful, funny, inspiring heart-warming read, and I just couldn't pull away from it. I devoured this book within a day and stayed up all night reading it. We follow four women, all at different ages and stages in their life. When Angies mother (Zoes grandmother) passes away, Angies brother Reggie takes things in hand to get her house and possessions sold at auction. Zoe was promised her grandmother's ring and is desperate to get this one item to remember her beloved grandmother by, but Reggie acts shifty whenever the ring is mentioned and so Zoe (along with her best friend, mother and long lost aunt) travel to Italy to retrieve it before it is lost forever. The trip to Italy is quite the disaster with spanners being thrown in proceedings left right and centre, and the women have much to discuss and learn from each other along the way. Honestly, this book was amazing. It was so funny and heartfelt, and I laughed and cried along the way with these amazing women! Definitely a must read book for summer!

This was a really beautiful book about 4 women going on a journey, both physically and mentally/emotionally. While they were all on the same physical journey, each had their own personal journey to go on and the dual POV really helped us to see how each woman was coping and travelling on their journey. All four women were really likeable characters. There might be moments when you question them but they're all just trying to cope with their own battles in their own way and help each other find their place in the world.
I love Italy, and while I've never been, it's always been number 1 on my list of holiday destinations I'd like to go to, so I absolutely loved the setting. The scenery was beautiful and I'll be sure to visit Sulmona one day and eat confetti (even though I don't like almonds, but I feel like it must be done!).
As a big romance reader I loved the little added romance for Zoe (the main of the four women). It wasn't made a big deal of because it wasn't a central part of the journey but I felt like it did really add something to the story for me.
There were a couple of little inconsistencies which niggled at me but otherwise it was a perfect story that I thoroughly enjoyed. This was my first Olivia Beirne novel and I'll definitely be going back and reading some of her others.

A cute story of second chances, this one didn't pull me in like I had hoped.

Thank you for the chance to review this title.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC and the privilege of reading this nice and early.
I've read Olivia Beirne's novels before. There is never a disappointment and Three Nights in Italy carries on this theme.

We meet a trio or related women from the off and immediately I was invested in Ange, Zoe and her Grandmother and wanted to join whatever was thrown their way. The story unfolded and in came Zoe's best mate and aunt and characters each clearly had their story and road to travel on, but the author weaved them together in a way that blended and didn't over complicate.

I loved the humour in this book, I just wanted more of it! The story was uplifting and occasionally sad but I never felt it was melancholy for the sake of it. The mood fitted the book and felt incredibly realistic.

Hurrah for having a male redhead as the hottie - this impressed me greatly!

Another terrific story, one I shall recommend.

Told from the perspectives of 4 women - Zoe, her mum Ange, her best friend Harriet, and her aunt Fanny - this book is a heartwarming story all about family relationships and friendship, breaking away from perceived expectations and finding your place in the world, alongside dealing with grief, illness, deception and more. The basic premise of going on a journey to find a precious item is quite simple, but there are lots of little (and not so little) plot twists and distractions along the way - a lot of which tend to involve nice Italian wine! In the end, it's less about what they went to Italy to find and more about what they discovered about themselves as individuals and together.

I thoroughly enjoyed being transported to the beautiful Italian locations and I also loved a lot about the story and the characters. The only thing I didn't love so much was some of the added information/situations that didn't feel entirely necessary or like they added to the main storyline. I also got a tad confused sometimes as to which POV I was reading with there being four POVs to follow, but that's definitely a me + brain fog problem, and not a problem with this book! All that being said, I definitely recommend Three Nights In Italy as a solid summer read 🇮🇹

Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an early review copy.

Following the death of her grandmother, a trip is planned to travel to Italy to find an item of jewellery by Zoe, Ange her mother, along with their friend Harriet. The trip isn’t without twists and turns. The story is about family, and the friendship between the characters.

I recommend this book.

I enjoyed this book immensely. The characters had a strong sense of identity and felt well fleshed out. The various points of view were well written. Generally a very engaging book.

A wonderful novel about family, love, and the power of forgiveness. The book alternates POV between 4 characters - Zoe, her mom Angie, her long lost Aunt Fanny, and Zoe's bff Harriett. Zoe's grandmother passes away, leaving everyone shocked and full of grief, especially her mom Angie. Angie's brother, Reggie, is a greedy and swarmy man who is handling the auction of their mother's items in Italy, where she had a home, including original paintings that are worth thousands and her engagement ring that she always wore and promised to Zoe. But Uncle Reggie claims he cannot find the ring so the 4 women set off to Italy to search for the ring. They have quite an adventure traveling, meeting interesting people and drinking lots of wine along the way.

The character development and the scenery made me feel I was right there with them - made me feel part of the family. A quick read that leaves you all warm and fuzzy about family, forgiveness, and life's sweet and surprising adventures. The only thing that 'bugged' me about the book is that everyone smoked....nothing wrong with that is just that you don't see that too often in novels.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC copy!
“When you are wearing this ring, my love, you believe in everything.”
In the wake of the family matriarch’s death, Zoe and her mother Ange along with close friend Harriet begin a trip of a lifetime in search of a family heirloom. From Cornwall to Italy this unlikely group is befallen with twists and turns as if the universe is trying to tell them something, and it just might be.
This was a beautiful story of love and friendship between women and family members. A read that captures your attention and makes you want to drop everything and go to Italy!

Three Nights in Italy is a wonderful, humorously, comical, uplifting story about a group of women, different ages and at very different stages in their lives. When the matriarch of the family dies, mother and daughter deal with the death in very different ways. But, with the help of old and new friends, they begin the healing process, and each begin a new chapter.

When Angie’s mother, Zoe’s grandmother, an artist who lived in Italy passes away, the two women are devastated. Although she was in her 90’s the thought of her not being in their lives never seemed possible. But both are devastated.

Angie’s solution is to continue on as if nothing has happened. She continues to run her life as always, doing errands, baking and cooking. Zoe’s solution is to mourn the loss. A wedding planner, she dives into work, but can’t help but feel she needs something from her grandmother to remember her by. She had always been promised her grandmother’s engagement ring which she never took off.

So, when Angie’s brother, Zoe’s uncle, Reggie makes the decision to go over to Italy to sell everything, Zoe doesn’t trust him to take the ring back with him. She decides she needs to go to her grandmother’s house in Italy and find the ring before Uncle Reggie sells it. But her mother refuses to go.

Enter Zoe’s best friend Harriet who is having her own life crisis. She hates her job. Her mother, an older woman remarried and has a new infant. She hardly pays any attention to Harriet anymore, barely remembering she even has an older daughter. Harriet feels as if her mother has a new family, and she is not included.

So, when Zoe asks Harriet to go to Italy with her, she knows she’s half-way there. And finally, they convince Angie to come, with the help of an old friend. Off they go! But nothing goes right to say the least! It’s a scene out of planes, trains and automobiles!

As their journey progresses, the women begin to learn quite a bit about themselves and each other and although they all can’t seem to get out of each other’s way, they become a united front in getting to the house and finding the ring for Zoe.

With so many hilarious plot twists, all you can do is root for these women as they begin to grow stronger with the help, it seems, from the strongest woman they all ever knew.

Three Nights in Italy is a romantic, funny, and empowering story with characters you will fall in love with and begin to miss even before the ending!

Thank you #NetGalley #Headline/HatchettPublishing #OliviaBeirne # ThreeNightsinItaly for the advanced copy. Please note that the Kindle version will be released on April 13 and the Paperback will be released on July 4.

What a beautiful story! I couldn’t put this down and finished it in a day. Heartwarming ending to a funny story. Some bits had me laughing and some had me in tears. I absolutely recommend this one.

A real fun and sweet story told with a great perspective. I really enjoyed how the story planned out and the style of writing was fab.
I really thought the setting helped the story so well and develop in a really fun way.

I was looking forward to this novel as it indicates travel and romance.

However, there was not much romance in this novel. The writing was a little different to what I expect in this genre.

On the bright side I did appreciate the different perspectives and what they find is important in life. After all, everything is about finding a balance instead all of one thing.

I enjoyed this heart-warning, sweet read. I appreciated the Italian setting, the characters, and the four main points of view. Each perspective leaves you feeling happy & hopeful.

Thank you NetGalley & Headline for sending this book for review consideration.

As other reviewers have stated, a really heartwarming read in a great setting, and I liked the angle of being told from 4 perspectives across different generations. I don’t know, however, if this is what stopped me from really connecting to any of the characters fully.

Overall, I found Ange and Zoe quite weak, especially at the beginning, and although we were told they had a close relationship multiple times, I never quite ‘felt’ it. I also felt that Zoe came off as quite brittle and a bit spoilt! This stopped me fully connecting with the characters.

A good beach read, easy to go along with and a lovely style of writing overall.

"Three Nights in Italy" is an enjoyable and amusing read about a family dealing with the loss of a loved one. After Angie’s mother (Zoe’s grandmother) Clarice dies in Italy, where she has spent half her life, she is buried in her home town of Truro in Cornwall. Angie seems to be unable to cope with her grief and Zoe is also unhappy, despite having the distraction of work.

When Angie’s rather shady sounding brother Reggie announces that he is arranging an auction of all the contents of Clarice’s home in Sulmano both women are concerned. However, it takes the unexpected arrival of Angie’s ex sister-in-law Fanny to stir them in to action. This is the story of their trip to Italy, along Zoe’s best friend Harriet, to check on exactly what Reggie is up to.

As events contrive to delay their journey emotions come more to the fore and truths are gradually revealed.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

To me, this story is much more about taking chances, women supporting each other and the enduring love of family and friends than comedy. I think that labeling it as hilarious may create unmet expectations for many readers. There are definitely funny parts. In fact, there are laugh out loud parts. However, it is the relationships among all four women that stand out to me. Each character has to also take a leap of faith in the hopes of either changing their life or reaching out for something important to them. I enjoyed that while there is light romance involved, that it wasn’t the focus of the story. The author has created enduring characters who the reader truly can care about.

3.5 ⭐

After bingeing historical fiction all week, I was looking forward to a change of pace with a romcom. I think my funny bone must have been dislocated, because I didn’t find this “hilarious” as promised. I will agree, it was heartwarming and I enjoyed the setting. Maybe I just don’t appreciate a good romcom…

The most compelling part for me was the intergenerational story involving 4 women who travel to Italy to reclaim a valuable item. Along the way, Zoe, Aunt Fanny, Angie and Harriet show us that it’s ok to muddle through life as we try to find our place and role and that we don’t all have it figured out, despite what we show others. I loved the highlight that with great friends and support, we can do the impossible….and we don’t need the help of a powerful heirloom.

Not all of us will experience a second chance at something, but when it comes along, it would be great to recognize the gift for what it is and understand the importance of not taking it for granted or appearing entitled. These ladies give us lots to think about.

I finished this one with a commitment to enjoying each day as it comes and being open to what life has to teach me. With that in mind, I think the author achieved what she set out to do…despite my lack of laughter!

I was gifted this copy by Headline and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. In fact I couldn't put it down!

I laughed and cried but enjoyed every chapter, following along with each character and their secrets thoughts!

The ending could not have been any better and a smile was on my face at the end.

A wonderful and must read. Thank you

What a lovely book to take on holiday, perfect read. It is the story of a woman named Ange, her daughter Zoe and her friend Harriet and their aunt Fanny who all go to Italy after their grandmother dies and her belongings are auctioned off. I thoroughly enjoyed the novel and couldn't put it down and would recommend it to anyone who wants an easy read.