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"...it will sweep you into a glorious, romantic summer
haze!" - thebookactivist

A long, hot Italian summer. A duel of kisses. The rules:
sparks must fly. Dreams must dance. Neither party must fall
in love.
In grey, 1930s England, Bea has grown up kicking against the conventions
of the time,…

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1 author picked Under A Dancing Star as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I'm not usually a romance reader, but I love Eva Ibbotson's romances. Sadly, Ibbotson is no longer with us, but when I heard that Laura Wood has a similar style, I knew I had to check out her work.

I had a smile on my face all through this book. Though it's inspired by Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, it's set amongst British characters living in Italy in the early 1930s.

The lighter elements of romance and fun are tinged with the coming specter of fascism and war. Wood balances these two contrasting elements wonderfully.

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