Their journey as women in STEM and the challenges they face allowed me to look at this issue with fresh eyes. Much of this is set out by Ahn, Olive’s best friend. Because as Liv slowly begins to discover, her father may not have invited her to Greece for Atlantis, but for something much more important. There are a lot of other things to love about this book, especially the frank discussion of women in STEM that forms part of the backstory. But not everything on the Greek island is as perfect as it seems. She also definitely doesn’t want Theo-her father’s charismatic so-called “protégé”-to witness her struggle.Īnd that means diving into all that Santorini has to offer-the beautiful sunsets, the turquoise water, the hidden caves, and the delicious cuisine.

And yet Liv doesn’t want their past to get in the way of a possible reconciliation. There are so many questions, so many emotions that flood to the surface after seeing her father for the first time in years. So when Liv suddenly receives a postcard from her father explaining that National Geographic is funding a documentary about his theories on Atlantis-and will she fly out to Greece and help?-Liv jumps at the opportunity.īut when she arrives to gorgeous Santorini, things are a little…awkward. What Liv does remember, though, is their shared love for Greek myths and the lost city of Atlantis. Liv Varanakis doesn’t have a lot of fond memories of her father, which makes sense-he fled to Greece when she was only eight. From the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato comes a Mamma Mia!–inspired tale about a teen girl finding romance while trying to connect with her absent father in beautiful Santorini, Greece.

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