Book Review One Italian Summer and other Mothers Day related content

 


This is my second time reading One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serele. This time I read the physical book and listened to it on audio. The audio book is narrated by Lauren Graham from Gilmore Girls. The bond that Katy describes between her and her mom definitely is reminiscent of Lorelei and Rory. I was able to close my eyes and picture myself traveling the Amalfi coast and eating all the delicious food.  This book was a five star read for me and I highly recommend it.



Kathleen's review can be found on her blog.

Book we are reviewing next month: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Book We Reviewed in April: Book Lovers Emily Henry

Ratings for Books we read for the Mother's Day Segment of the Podcast
Pride And Prejudice 5 stars
Crying In H. Mart 4.5 stars
I'm Glad My Mom Died 3.5 stars

Quote from Friends Lovers And The Big Terrible Thing. Pg 25
"My mom's job therefore meant she was away at work a lot and I was left to compete the ongoing concerns of a major Western democrarcy and it's charasmatic swordsman if I wanted a little attention.
Art imitating life: S 2 Episode 11 The One With Mrs. Bing
Chandler and his friends are watching the Jay Leno episode where his mom is promoting her most recent romance book. He makes a comment about being left alone. It is my opinion that Matthew Perry was digging deep into his personal life and his relationship with his mom in this episode.
Later on Ross admits to Chandler that he kissed his mother while he was drunk. Chandler is rightfully very upset and is also very upset that Joey knew and did not tell him. Chandler says to Ross that Ross has always known about his relationship with mother and how strained it is. I think during this scene a brief flashback scene with Chandler and Ross talking about his relationship with his mom while they were in college. At the end of the episode Chandler confronts his mother about how he feels abandoned by her which is a very emotional scene between him and Morgan Fairchild.
Episode Rating: 7/10 stars on IMDB


I hope you pampered your mothers on Mothers Day.

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