I love books that are set in Italy and it was the title itself that drew me into the story of Stella, a resistance member during World War II.

Stella suddenly disappears from all records until a woman by the name of Tori arrives in Tuscany. I loved the story of Stella and Tori, who beings to uncover secrets of the past. Can she find 0ut what happened to Stella, lying her ghost to rest?

Like the title says, come and escape to Tuscany this summer.

Warning: This book will make you crave spaghetti carbonara. And arancini. And cacio e pepe. In fact, it'll make you want to drop everything, move to Italy, drink negronis (I don't even know what a negroni is but this book made me want one!) and fall in love with a handsome Italian.
I've just loved reading Escape to Tuscany. It's the kind of book that makes you miss the main character, Tori, when you get to the last page.
This is a duel timeline novel with some chapters set in WW2 and told from the perspective of Stella, and some set in the present day and told by Tori. I must admit I liked the Tori chapters most, but I did enjoy the WW2 chapters, especially as it became clear how the two women's stories were connected.
This is a wonderful novel and I can't wait to read more by this author.

Enjoyable read from two points of view. First, that of a 15-year old girl, Stella, during the German occupation of Tuscany and her family. She's at school but working with the partisans carrying messages and so on. Later she becomes more hands-on against both Germans and Communists. Her brother, Achille, is a major character too, very active and aggressively so in resistance. Her father traditional and her mother very much favours the brother. She has a hard life, subsequently disappearing but then reappearing in modern times. The second p.o.v. is that of Tori arriving in Tuscany, a place of fond childhood memories, to escape from a controlling husband and following the death of a beloved grandmother, The two stories link well together. Stella's is the more gripping and interesting. Tori's feels much less so and very much secondary - essentially a new romance then husband appears; he's yes manipulative and unpleasant but gives in easily and disappears. Lovely evocative descriptions of Tuscany. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

Reading this book made me fall a little bit more in love with Italy. It made me celebrate women being their own champions and appreciate the vast spectrum of masculinity represented in the relationships Tori experiences.

I enjoyed the alternating viewpoint between chapters and how the story connected the two protagonists, without compromising their individual arcs. I’d have loved to have read more, and will look forward to what Ms Devereaux shares next.

Set giving 2 women's stories. Stella's begins during world war 2 and Tori in 21st century. Lovely book. It keeps taking you back and forward between the 2 women and how they end up being linked

I have never wanted to travel more than readi g this book!
The characters the storyline and locations were just beautiful I didn't want the story to end.

This book really made me want to get on a plane such a beautiful experience from the gorgeous cover to the characters and story.
Highly recommended reading