My Italian Destiny - A True Story of War, Love and Destiny

Published by Lynn Kirkland, Palmerston North, 2016. Good secondhand copy.

At twenty-one Lynn embarked on her O.E, leaving behind her first love in New Zealand to return to the North East of England to reconnect with family. She travels across Europe with an acquaintance who practices free love with a fervour and they share any experiences including nearly dying on a Spanish highway. Lynn?s destiny leads her to another love in the small Italian village of Gaina. Giovanni is the grandson of the Italian couple who saved the life of her father during the war. Despite coming from opposite sides of the world and speaking different languages they fall in love and are engaged after only a few days. Lynn believes this is her destiny even though she cannot forget her first love. Lynns personal memoir is written from the heart in a down to earth manner and is guaranteed to have the reader wondering what happens next in ?My Italian Destiny?. Above all this story will make you think about the choices we make along our destined path.