A Wedding in Lake Como

April 1, 2024
If there's one thing Probst is going to do, it's convince readers that Italy is where they'll find themselves, as she did in Our Italian Summer (2021) and The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti (2022). In her latest, Maddie, a fashion influencer, heads to the Italian countryside holding on to the wreckage of her career while figuring out if a former friendship is still salvageable. Maddie arrived at Havisham University freshman year, alone and insecure. That all changed when she met Ava Aldaine, an enigmatic rich girl desperate to feel worthy. Together they formed a bond that leaned towards toxic, but they remained steadfast. Nothing could come between them, not even Maddie's flourishing influencing career--until the night Ava betrayed Maddie in the worst way possible. Five years later, Maddie's career is in limbo, and she's been invited to Ava's wedding in Lake Como. But going to Italy means facing her past without knowing her future. Can Maddie forgive Ava, and herself? A Wedding in Lake Como is a novel about the dynamics of female friendship amid a backdrop of self-discovery that fans will enjoy.

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April 1, 2024

Probst's third "Meet Me in Italy" novel (following The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti) is a wonderful family-life story about three friends and one youthful choice that changed everything between them. Readers follow best friends Ava, Chelsea, and Madison from college graduation to adulthood. Long ago, they promised to attend each other's weddings, but then their bond was broken, sparked by events during a trip to Lake Como. Now Madison is a fashion influencer, Chelsea has sidelined her career for the perfect family she always wanted, and Ava is marrying the man she loves. Her dream wedding in Lake Como seems like the perfect opportunity for the friends to reunite and relive their life-changing Italian trip of years ago. Each woman faces big changes and questions, but they come to realize that they're not alone in their thoughts and feelings; instead, they're each part of a chosen family of sisters who need each other. VERDICT This book comes with discussion questions and is great for those who enjoyed Jodi Picoult novels or Ann Brashares's "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series. Will make a great addition to library shelves and book clubs this summer.--Brittany Burchett

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