Episode 73: Less is More, but not when it comes to Books! With Laura Botten

Welcome to Episode #73:

Italy seems to find its way into many people’s hearts whether it be through the world of books or the joy of a holiday experience. It is always fun to have a conversation about favourite books and discovering how Italy has played a significant role in a travel journey or a writing project.

Here is a fun chat with Laura Botten about her favourite books set in Italy and that special trip to Rome that led to her writing her first book!

Rome - the inspiration behind Laura’s writing and book journey…..

Beautiful Books on the table for this talk:

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

*(Book + Netflix Series)

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welsh

Un Amico Italiano - Eat Pray Love in Rome by Luca Spaghetti

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

That Month in Tuscany by Inglath Cooper

In the Shadow of the Apennines by Kimberly Sullivan

Ellena Ferrante - the Neapolitan Books

Gino d’Acampo Cookbooks and You Tube Channel

Visit: Laura Botten

Follow Laura on Instagram: @laura.botten

A Recipe in Rome by Laura Botten - Check out Here

April Appleby only wants two things in life: to get over her ex-fiancé, and to figure out her late mother’s secret ingredients. Problem is, her ex keeps texting, and she's lucky if she doesn't burn toast. When she hears from her old friend Simon Becker for the first time in fifteen years, she finds herself reuniting with him in the culinary capital of the world: Rome. The perfect place for both romance and recipes.

But there’s a catch: Simon's work is paying for the spouses-only trip, so they need to pretend to be married. Um… this could get awkward…

Will a week in romantic Rome rekindle their old friendship, or ignite new flames? And will eating Italy’s divine cuisine help April narrow down her mother’s secret ingredients, or only confuse her more? If only she could find a cute Italian chef to help her… in more ways than one.