Inspired by our upcoming Europe vacation, I put together a collage of books set in the cities we will be traveling to in June: #London, #Paris, and #Rome. I had the most trouble finding newer novels set in Rome.
Have you read any of these books? Do you have any recommendations for books set in any of the cities we will be traveling?
#EuropeVacation #FiveYearAnniversaryTrip #Celebrate #CheerstoFiveYears #UK #France #Italy #Vacation
BooksForEmpathy How FUN!! And romantic! And just exciting!!! 7y
CSeydel Maybe![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Beautiful Ruins (Turtleback School & Library) 7y
Beautiful Ruins (Turtleback School & Library)Ruthiella I liked Beautiful Ruins too.Tom Rachman‘s debut The Imperfectionists is set mostly in Rome. You could also go waaaay back in time, if you like mysteries, and try one of John Maddox Roberts SPQR books. Not Rome but Italy in spring: Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim was lovely (it is a sweet film too).😀 (edited) 7y
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vlwelser Angels and Demons by Dan Brown is my favorite modern book about Rome. I read it with a city map open. I didn't really care for his other books. 7y
britt_brooke The Paris Wife is really good! 7y
britt_brooke I #reread The Da Vinci Code before we went to Paris then Angels & Demons before Rome. Lots of art and architecture references in both, plus they‘re page-turners. But I‘m a sucker for Dan Brown‘s books so it all depends on if you like his stories. 7y
VelvetSpade I really liked Kate Quinn‘s Mistress of Rome but it‘s set in Gladiator times 🤗Mistress of Rome 7y
Mistress of Romecariashley Oooh what a great trip! A fluffy light read set in Paris that I enjoyed a lot wasAnna and the French Kiss 7y
Anna and the French Kisslauraodom Try “ French Kids Eat Everything”. Really interesting read on how people there view food/eating differently than Americans. 7y
Jess7 I have read The Da Vinci Code, and I don‘t think I could do it again 😂 I am not a fan of Dan Brown‘s writing. But I know what you mean about the architectural references. I‘m going to check out The Paris Wife that you mentioned. @britt_brooke 7y
Jess7 That sounds really interesting @lauraodom 7y
Jess7 Thanks @VelvetSpade @cariashley @vlwelser @Ruthiella @CSeydel and @BooksForEmpathy - I‘ll have to look into the ones you mentioned. I‘m not a fan of Dan Brown, but my husband who is going loves his books so maybe he can share with me any of the really good architectural references in Angels and Demons 7y
britt_brooke @Jess7 It‘s true, Dan Brown is a pretty mediocre writer as far as technique. 😆 7y
Jess7 Have you read The Italian Teacher @britt_brooke ? I feel like I must own it because the cover is sooooo pretty! 🤷🏻♀️😂 7y
britt_brooke @Jess7 I haven‘t, but it is really pretty! 7y
rwmg Well, there is Iain Peters Art Crime series at least some of which are set in Rome and may give you ideas for off the beaten track art to see. 7y
MinDea They do a da Vinci code tour.. have you ever read those books? 7y
Jess7 Yes, I‘ve read The Da Vinci Code (but not the others in the series, T has. Unfortunately — I‘m not a fan of Dan Brown. I really dislike his writing and writing style 😞 T likes him though so he might into that sort of thing. @MinDea 7y
Jess7 Thanks @rwmg 7y
BarbaraBB About Paris I can recommendSo Much Blue: A Novel 7y
So Much Blue: A NovelBarbaraBB I haven‘t read The Italian teacher but did read this one by Rachman, which is very good and situated in modern Rome:The Imperfectionists: A Novel 7y
The Imperfectionists: A Novel