A novel by Leslie Ann Caron
Pessa in Positano
A sun-drenched debut about a woman trying to build a life that is actually hers.
The story
Pessa in Positano is Leslie Ann Caron's first novel: a short, sun-drenched story about a woman trying to build a life that is actually hers.
Pessa moves through three worlds — the fundraiser circuit of Dallas, the old romance of Paris, and the cliffs and coves of Italy's Amalfi Coast — while juggling a high-pressure business and relationships that move faster than she does.
Underneath the champagne and the views sits the real question: how much of the glittering life around her is worth keeping. Written out of Caron's own love of travel, it reads the way a good trip feels — light, quick, and better with a glass in hand.
Early readers call it a fun, fast beach read — the kind of book that feels like traveling alongside Pessa on her search for a life, and a love, that are truly her own.
The itinerary
Where Pessa goes
01Dallas
Texas
The fundraiser circuit — champagne, ambition, and the business Pessa is trying to hold together.
02Paris
France · Giverny
Old romance and the water-lily gardens of Giverny, which keep their own unhurried time.
03Positano
Amalfi Coast
Cliffs, coves, and the sea that gives the book its name.
04Ravello
Amalfi Coast
The towers above the coast, where the view keeps asking what is worth keeping.
05Capri
Italy
The Faraglioni rising out of the blue — the postcard Pessa has to decide she believes in.
“Southern Charm meets Devil Wears Prada. Caron is the Weisberger for millennial debutantes.”
“A tale of an audacious, independent woman's journey through the glittering maze of society — amidst secrets, ambitions, and the irresistible allure of adventure.”
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