Last Summer of the Lemon Trees

He left his roots years ago. Now his roots are calling him back.Luca is a successful financial consultant in Milan. The phone call from his family's farm in southern Italy brings news that will change everything: the lemon grove, tended for generations, is being sold. His father's heart can't take the heavy work anymore. His uncle is alone. Luca must return home for one last summer.But home is more than just a place. His father Alessandro's cold silence. Nonna Rosa's kitchen, always smelling of lemons. His uncle Matteo whispering to the trees. And Chiara. The girl he left behind twelve years ago, the one he never truly forgot.As Luca fights to save the farm, he discovers he might be saving himself instead. But time is running out. The sale agreement is days away. The oldest lemon tree is dying. And Chiara still carries a question in her heart: Will he really stay this time, or will he leave again?One summer. One family. Thousands of lemon trees. And one man's journey home.The scent of lemon blossoms, the song of cicadas, and a love beginning again—welcome to the Italian countryside.