The Things We'll Never Have

Everleigh (love the name), a typist in London, has one great thing in her life, her Italian fiancé. The day she wakes up to find him missing, she realizes she needs to travel to Italy to find out why. Once there, things are not what she expected. This was an elegant, well-written, thoughtful book wi......more

3.5⭐️ I wanted to like this story far more than I did. It seemed like an interesting premise, and the other reviews are so overwhelmingly positive. For me, though, it was quite slow and longer than I felt it need to be. And I struggled to connect with any of the characters, finding most rather flat,......more

In 1960s London, Everleigh is getting married to her Italian boyfriend, but Gualtiero disappears without explanation. Travelling to Italy, Everleigh is determined to get some answers from her errant husband-to-be but has to locate him first. Marta, a single mother, is shunned by the local community be......more

Loved this one. I kept thinking I knew where the story was going, and kept being surprised. The unexpected turns it took enriched the experience, and did not feel the least bit contrived. Another positive indicator: because of other pressing priorities it took me a month to get from cover to cover on......more