Summer in Tuscany

By: Elizabeth Adler

Narrated by: Celeste Lawson

Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Gemma Jericho is an overworked New York doctor with a handful of a teenaged daughter and a mother who worries that Gemma has no life. So when her mother receives a mysterious letter telling her about an even more mysterious inheritance in Tuscany, Gemma sees her chance. The three of them throw caution and convention to the wind and leave for Italy. Gemma hopes that a change of scenery will bring back the closeness she used to share with her daughter. And perhaps the challenges of living in a foreign country will give her mother something to worry about beyond Gemma's social life.

But what they encounter in Tuscany is far more distracting than Gemma expected: a crumbling old villa and a town divided. Half the residents believe that Ben Raphael, another American, is the rightful inheritor of the villa. As cultures clash, gossip soars and intrigue unfolds. Gemma is caught up in the most disturbing and delicious trouble she's ever had. And her summer in Tuscany will change her outlook and her life forever.

©2002 Elizabeth Adler (P)2003 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"The audio medium is probably the best way to absorb this collection....Valuable and well-performed." (Publishers Weekly)

Don't be fooled.

Somehow I was expecting "Under the Tuscan Sun," and instead got a shallow, predictable, cliche-ridden romance novel, read aloud in a grating, irritating voice. I tried to stick with this novel, hoping it would lead somewhere other than down this sorry path, but I finally gave up before the end of Part One; I decided I had better ways to spend my time.

The greatest thief

"The greatest thief is a terrible book," and this one robbed me blind. I was expecting something, anything, and all I got was a ridiculous waste of a read. Don't bother.

I was fooled

I tried to get through it, put it down and downloaded the second half after several months. What a piece of junk. The reader was extremely irritating, and the plot was ridiculous. It sounded like the author read a few travel books, then churned out this weightless drivel. This is no better than a Harlequin Romance.

Summer in Tuscany (Unabridged)

A delightful 'read'. I swear I could smell the air, taste the food; and now I want to pack my bags, say 'ciao', and head for Tuscany. I delighted in the small comical turns that Gemma encountered; and I think I've met her mother at least once.

Celeste Lawson's reading of this book is graceful and charming. And now I want more Elizabeth Adler books!

Good beach read..horrible reader

The reader has a grating and irritating voice. Disappointing.

Not Great

I did not hate it but I did not like it very much either. Probably will not read anymore of her books. It has some bad language and to many sexual parts. I know some people like reading that kind of stuff, but I don't. I wish Audible would let the reader know when a book has profanity and sexual situations.

Totally predictable. A way to get to sleep nights.

I enjoyed Ms Lawson's interpretation of the story as she read. I disagree with the rating that complained that it was raspy. Not really. Other readers are REALLY BAD.

I didn't like the explicit sex. Almost quit the book, like others. Overall it was a boring beach read, but it was redeemed by the descriptions of places the characters went to.

I wanted something to put me to sleep. It did. No fun surprises. All totally predictable.

Tuscany

A wonderful description of Tuscany, landscapes, food, wine, people, towns, and Rome. I actually saw the black robed old begger ten years ago. It was a good story but the detailed sex took away from the story and I almost turned it off.

Really enjoyed this book

I saw a bad review on this book and I just don’t understand it. This is a very good book, it takes you all over Italy, the storyline is engaging and gives people hope for a better future. What more can you ask for.

Ahhh! Spending time in Italy!

Descriptive scenes had me with them exploring Italy. Enjoy my time with Gemma and her family!