The View from Lake Como
  • Published: 17 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241608098
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.00
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The View from Lake Como

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21 Oct 2025
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17 Jul 2025
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Eat, Pray, Love meets Carley Fortune in this gorgeous love story set on the shores of Lake Como, from the New York Times bestselling author

Lake Como, New Jersey: Jess Capodimonte Baratta is divorced, residing in her parents' basement and helping her Uncle Louie with his marble business. When she learns that her family made choices over the years that stifled her dreams, she furious. Determined to start living, she heads off to her family's ancestral home.

In Italy, Jess finally begins to stand on her own two feet. But just as she's finding happiness with dreamy Angelo, she learns there is even more to her family story . . .Will the hidden corners of Uncle Louie's past send Jess back home? Or help her finally live life on her own terms?
  • Published: 17 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241608098
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.00
Categories:

About the author

Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of twenty books in fiction and non-fiction, which have been published in thirty-eight languages around the world. She is an award-winning playwright, television writer/producer and filmmaker. She wrote and directed the film version of her debut novel Big Stone Gap, and adapted her novel Very Valentine for television. She hosts Adriana Ink, which features the world's greatest authors in conversation. Adriana grew up in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia, where she co-founded the Origin Project, an in-school, year-round writing program that serves more than 2,500 students grades 1-12. She lives in New York City with her family. Follow Adriana on Facebook and Instagram @AdrianaTrigiani

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Praise for The View from Lake Como

Praise for The Good Left Undone

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A storyteller second to none

Heather Morris

Trigiani never fails to sweep you away . . . an emotional and beautiful tale of family, love, and loss

Taylor Jenkins Reid

A big, beautiful, wonderful book; romantic, moving, transporting, affecting

Louise Douglas

An unforgettable historical epic

Lisa Jewell

An exquisite portrait of love, loss, the ravages of time and the price a family pays for its secrets

Kristin Hannah

A little Shirley Valentine, combined with the drama of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the soul-searching of Eat Pray Love, this story of self-discovery makes a great beachside read

Women & Home

It’s a heartfelt family saga that’ll have you itching for an invite to the Barattas’ Sunday dinner

E! News

Trigiani’s latest is a compelling story that skillfully weaves together themes of self-discovery and an Italian American family’s cultural nuances and traditions. This is the book Trigiani’s fans have been waiting for. Her hallmark charm and love of family, along with a touch of romance, make for a captivating and memorable read. Recommend to those who enjoy the work of Dorothea Benton Frank, Lisa Scottoline, or Kristy Woodson Harvey

Stacy Alesi, Library Journal

A fairy tale stuffed with a meaningful moral, this is a funny and heartwarming novel

Kirkus

An Italian American woman throws off the shackles of her constrictive New Jersey family in this sweet outing from Trigiani. Trigiani’s fans will lap this up

Publisher's Weekly