The Florence Legacy: A Novel

by Lauraine Snelling

Overview

In this novel filled with friendship, grief, and travel gone awry, three friends take their dream trip to Florence, Italy in memory of a beloved woman who has passed away.

As the last will of a close friend is read, three women discover that they have inherited a legacy from her: the funds to take a dream trip to Florence, Italy, in her memory. With plenty of hilarious travel mishaps along the way, this book is a story of deep friendship, of making room in our lives to celebrate and remember, of grief, of the realization that friendship keeps the memory alive, and the sweet discovery of unexpected romance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781478920120
Publisher:	FaithWords
Publication date:	08/30/2022
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	393,947
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Lauraine Snelling has been writing since 1980, with over 65 books published, both fiction and non-fiction, historical and contemporary, for adults and young readers. She received a Career Achievement Award for inspirational fiction from RT Book Reviews and her books consistently appear on CBA bestseller lists. A hallmark of her style is writing about real issues within a compelling story. Lauraine and her husband, Wayne, have two grown sons and live in the Tehachapi Mountains in California with a Bassett Hound named Sir Winston.

Editorial Reviews

06/27/2022

In this inspiring standalone from Snelling (A Time to Bloom), a woman grapples with the death of her friend. Breeanna Lindstrom used to meet each month with Jade and three other friends she had met at a writers’ conference, and they often discussed traveling to Italy together. However, after Jade dies from brain cancer, Breeanna struggles not to resent God for her loss. The surviving members of the writers’ group discover that Jade left each of them $10,000 to pay for their Italian getaway, but the other three are unable to go because of other commitments. Then, Breeanna attends another funeral for a friend’s husband, where she connects with a man her friend had tried to set her up with years earlier. They hit it off and stay in touch after Breeanna finally decides to visit Italy, where she learns to trust God even in times of mourning. The Florence scenes sumptuously evoke the city’s old-world splendor (“Bree felt like she was inhaling centuries past. Lit candles at the altar, lemon cleaning wax, a mustiness of ages”), and Christians will find the meditations on keeping one’s faith in times of grief uplifting. It adds up to a powerful meditation on navigating one’s relationship with God after devastating loss. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

A beautifully written book about how things can change in a blink of an eye and how to deal with the unexpected changes.... Snelling is a talented writer and draws from real life experiences for her novels.—RT Book Reviews on The Second Half

Awarm novel....The story is inspiring and hopeful. Snelling tells a wonderful tale of fresh starts, resilience, loss and love in this perfect summer read.—RT Book Reviews on Someday Home

Snelling (One Perfect Day) continues to draw fans with her stellar storytelling skills. This time she offers a look at smalltown medical care in a tale that blends healing, love, and a town's recovery. . .Snelling's description of events at the small clinic during the storm is not to be missed.—Publisher's Weekly on Wake the Dawn

Snelling's fast-paced novel has characters who seek help in the wrong places. It takes a raging storm for the for them to see that the help they needed was right in front of them the whole time. This is a strong, believable story.—RT Book Reviews on Wake the Dawn

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