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Love & GelatoJenna Evans WelchLove & Gelato, book 1

Characters in Love & Gelato

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Lina (Love & Gelato)

    Sixteen-year-old from Seattle who spends the summer in Tuscany after her mother's death and follows her mother's old journal around Florence.

Supporting characters

  • Howard (Love & Gelato)

    The father Lina has never met, caretaker of a World War II cemetery in Tuscany.

  • Ren (Love & Gelato)

    Lorenzo, a half-Italian, half-American neighbor who teases Lina and helps her visit the places in the journal.

  • Addie (Love & Gelato)

    Lina's best friend back in Seattle, who keeps in touch over the summer.

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  • Thomas (Love & Gelato)

    A wealthy British classmate who shows interest in Lina.