A Place in the Sun: The brand new heart-warming beach read from the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse
Jun 2025 · Random House
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A tender and captivating new novel about love, friendship and food from the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse. Perfect for fans of Heidi Swain and Sarah Morgan!
"A charming summer read" - 5-STAR reader review
"An absolutely fabulous story, yet again Jo Thomas does not disappoint" - 5-STAR reader review
"A delicious book to devour" - 5-STAR reader review
"A beautiful story of love, family, friendship, community, good food and never giving up" - 5-STAR reader review
"Will take your breath away" - 5-STAR reader review
"Heartbreaking and heartwarming" - 5-STAR reader review
It's never too late to find where you belong...
Thea knew the holiday house her late husband Marco bought in Tuscany wasn't pristine. But when she relocates to Italy for the summer with her children, she's shocked by how much work Casa Luna needs. And she only has six weeks to fix it up ready to sell! Her only option is to ask the tight-knit Italian community for help.
In return, Thea and her children become involved in the community kitchen, working alongside handsome chef Giovanni and three very competitive nonnas. Gradually, Thea begins to open up to the people around her for the first time in a long while. But just as she's beginning to wonder whether this small Tuscan town could become a new place to call home, a surprise visitor turns everything on its head . . .
"A charming summer read" - 5-STAR reader review
"An absolutely fabulous story, yet again Jo Thomas does not disappoint" - 5-STAR reader review
"A delicious book to devour" - 5-STAR reader review
"A beautiful story of love, family, friendship, community, good food and never giving up" - 5-STAR reader review
"Will take your breath away" - 5-STAR reader review
"Heartbreaking and heartwarming" - 5-STAR reader review
It's never too late to find where you belong...
Thea knew the holiday house her late husband Marco bought in Tuscany wasn't pristine. But when she relocates to Italy for the summer with her children, she's shocked by how much work Casa Luna needs. And she only has six weeks to fix it up ready to sell! Her only option is to ask the tight-knit Italian community for help.
In return, Thea and her children become involved in the community kitchen, working alongside handsome chef Giovanni and three very competitive nonnas. Gradually, Thea begins to open up to the people around her for the first time in a long while. But just as she's beginning to wonder whether this small Tuscan town could become a new place to call home, a surprise visitor turns everything on its head . . .
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Alison Robinson
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June 19, 2025
Three and a half stars. This was a gentle small-town, fell-good romance, what I didn't feel the need for (and it felt a bit wedged in at the last minute) was the 'surprise' and her reaction to it - I felt that could have been finessed far better, goodness knows we had enough repetition of why the restaurant in Cardiff failed, we could have handled a bit more reasoning behind what seemed like a weird decision. Being deliberately vague. Perfect holiday reading. I received an ARC.
About the author
Jo Thomas worked for many years as a reporter and producer, including time at Radio 4's Woman's Hour and Radio 2's The Steve Wright Show.
Jo's debut novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller and won both the RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the Festival of Romance Best eBook Award. Her book Escape to the French Farmhouse was a #1 bestselling eBook. Jo loves to explore new countries and discover the food produced there, both of which she thoroughly enjoys researching. Jo lives in Pembrokeshire with her husband and three children, where cooking and gathering around the kitchen table are a hugely important and fun part of their family life.
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