When in Rome
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- Author：Sarah Adams
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Summary
A burnt-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armor--the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop--in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet。
Amelia Rose， known as Rae Rose to her fans， is burnt out from years of maintaining her "princess of pop" image。 Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film Roman Holiday， and desperate for a getaway from the music business， she drives off in the middle of the night for a respite in Rome。。。Rome， Kentucky， that is。
When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car， he makes it clear he doesn't have the time or patience for celebrity problems。 He's too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business。 But his heart softens when it becomes clear that years in the public eye have left Amelia lonely and isolated。 Soon she'll have to return to her glamorous life on tour， but until then Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she's been missing and she'll show him how to open his heart to more。
Amelia can't resist falling for Rome and her grumpy tour guide， but she keeps reminding herself that even Audrey had to go back to her real life in the end。。。
Amelia Rose， known as Rae Rose to her fans， is burnt out from years of maintaining her "princess of pop" image。 Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film Roman Holiday， and desperate for a getaway from the music business， she drives off in the middle of the night for a respite in Rome。。。Rome， Kentucky， that is。
When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car， he makes it clear he doesn't have the time or patience for celebrity problems。 He's too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business。 But his heart softens when it becomes clear that years in the public eye have left Amelia lonely and isolated。 Soon she'll have to return to her glamorous life on tour， but until then Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she's been missing and she'll show him how to open his heart to more。
Amelia can't resist falling for Rome and her grumpy tour guide， but she keeps reminding herself that even Audrey had to go back to her real life in the end。。。
Reviews
Crystal
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3。5 ⭐️ rounded up。
Emily
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3。25 ⭐️ cute little pg slow burn romance with “erotic hugs”。 cheat sheet is still my favorite Sarah Adams read but this had a certain charm to it。 a little too slow burn romance for me。 I found it kind of cute that making pancakes became such a core concept of this book。
Marina Solyman
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Very cutesy it was a nice reward after studying sm chem👍
Gincy Pendergrass
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🦋🦋🦋
C Px
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3⭐História fofa， mas nada de especial。
Floor13
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4，5🥰
Amaal
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Stop！！！ This is her best book i literally will never get over it！！！
Linne Bautista
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☕️ 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 ☕️ 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸𝚗 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚎 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎: opposites attract， grumpy/ sunshine， dating a celebrity， SMALL TOWN， scared to be in a relationship trope （that’s becoming a popular one lol）"𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴。 𝗜'𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗺， 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁。"“𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙬𝙚'𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚， 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨， 𝙩𝙤𝙤。 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩。 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚'𝙡𝙡 ☕️ 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 ☕️ 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸𝚗 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚎 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎: opposites attract， grumpy/ sunshine， dating a celebrity， SMALL TOWN， scared to be in a relationship trope （that’s becoming a popular one lol）"𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴。 𝗜'𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗺， 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁。"“𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙬𝙚'𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚， 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨， 𝙩𝙤𝙤。 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩。 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚'𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙛 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙮”I always seem to find myself reading a Sarah Adams book during flights and I might need to stop doing that anymore because I always embarrass myself when I gush over her books in public。 😂Guys， I super adored this one！！！ It had the cutest meet cute （although granted， it can be scary if it happened in real life， but that’s why we read fiction because we can ignore reality for a while 😅）Rae is such a cute female lead to follow and Noah’s personality is a great contrast for hers。 Needless to say， their chemistry is amazing！ I love the witty banters too！ And surprise surprise， I l adored the small town setting of this book and all the cute side characters！ The sisters were my favorite and Mabel 😂This read is so bingeable and is the perfect read to transition you from summer to fall。 This brings back Gilmore Girl vibes and I’m here for it！ Guys， it’s a Sarah Adams book， just read it！ You won’t get disappointed;） 。。。more
Hannah
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4 stars 🥞 Insta attraction 🥞 Celebrity/small town 🥞 Grumpy/sunshine 🥞 Audrey Hepburn topics/references My thoughts:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This one started off so abruptly。 It jumped so suddenly into the story that I didn’t feel invested in these characters until 35% ish。 Instalust/love is not my cup of tea。 Additionally， celebrity tropes are not my favorite， so I think I was coming into this one a bit behind on the game。 The beginning of the book felt rushed for me， and I had a difficult time connecting with t 4 stars 🥞 Insta attraction 🥞 Celebrity/small town 🥞 Grumpy/sunshine 🥞 Audrey Hepburn topics/references My thoughts:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This one started off so abruptly。 It jumped so suddenly into the story that I didn’t feel invested in these characters until 35% ish。 Instalust/love is not my cup of tea。 Additionally， celebrity tropes are not my favorite， so I think I was coming into this one a bit behind on the game。 The beginning of the book felt rushed for me， and I had a difficult time connecting with the characters and understanding their connection to each other。 But then something clicked and it started to feel a bit more like a Sarah Adams book once I hit 35%， and I couldn’t put it down after that。 Knocking a star because I did have a hard time getting into it。 Overall， I loved getting to know Rome and Noah’s sisters; and I’m really looking forward to the next book in the series。 If you love small town vibes （Gilmore Girls）， grumpy male MCs with depth， and a low stakes/fast resolution story- pick this one up。 Something to note: I’ve seen a handful of reviews saying this is their first Sarah Adams book to pick up， and not feeling the vibe - but if that’s the case， pleaseeeeeee give her other books a try because it did feel VERY different in a lot ways from her previous work （her self published books are my favorites- and I feel like I can see several areas that they altered the process/journey）。 Thank you to the publisher and author for providing me with this ARC to read and review。 All thoughts are my own。 //how did y’all feel this one compares to other Sarah Adams books？？ -Hannah。 。。。more
Carey
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An unlikely couple falls in love？ Groundbreaking
celln （talesbysel）
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4 pancake stars 🌟 American version of Notting Hill ❤️ Who else is craving for pancakes？ 😋 Book started very entertaining， the first 2 chapters I was laughing out loud。 However， the grumpy shell Noah builds feel so fake， I mean how can you be so nice to let a stranger live with you but then， be such a jacka** and treat her like sh** because of your past。 If he threw her out after the first night， it would have been a better developed story。Still， their chemistry is good， the dialogues are fun and 4 pancake stars 🌟 American version of Notting Hill ❤️ Who else is craving for pancakes？ 😋 Book started very entertaining， the first 2 chapters I was laughing out loud。 However， the grumpy shell Noah builds feel so fake， I mean how can you be so nice to let a stranger live with you but then， be such a jacka** and treat her like sh** because of your past。 If he threw her out after the first night， it would have been a better developed story。Still， their chemistry is good， the dialogues are fun and the end is heartwarming ❤️ I have a hunch that doors left open to convert this into series and have stand alone books for Noah’s 3 sisters。 。。。more
Lauras Fiction Addiction
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Oh I loved this book！ Having read the authors previous book The Cheat Sheet， I thought I'd enjoy this but didn't realise how much。The story was great， the main characters were believeable and I couldn't wait to see how their story turned out。 The supporting characters brought lots of humour， and the setting of Rome was perfect for this love story。I'm a sucker for a grumpy/sunshine impossible romance so this one hit the mark for me and was exactly what I wanted！Perfection。Thanks to Netgalley and Oh I loved this book！ Having read the authors previous book The Cheat Sheet， I thought I'd enjoy this but didn't realise how much。The story was great， the main characters were believeable and I couldn't wait to see how their story turned out。 The supporting characters brought lots of humour， and the setting of Rome was perfect for this love story。I'm a sucker for a grumpy/sunshine impossible romance so this one hit the mark for me and was exactly what I wanted！Perfection。Thanks to Netgalley and Random House for this ARC。 。。。more
Lauras Fiction Addiction
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Oh I loved this book！ Having read the authors previous book The Cheat Sheet， I thought I'd enjoy this but didn't realise how much。The story was great， the main characters were believeable and I couldn't wait to see how their story turned out。 The supporting characters brought lots of humour， and the setting of Rome was perfect for this love story。I'm a sucker for a grumpy/sunshine impossible romance so this one hit the mark for me and was exactly what I wanted！Perfection。 Oh I loved this book！ Having read the authors previous book The Cheat Sheet， I thought I'd enjoy this but didn't realise how much。The story was great， the main characters were believeable and I couldn't wait to see how their story turned out。 The supporting characters brought lots of humour， and the setting of Rome was perfect for this love story。I'm a sucker for a grumpy/sunshine impossible romance so this one hit the mark for me and was exactly what I wanted！Perfection。 。。。more
Kelly
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Set in a small town with nosey neighbors and a tight knit family， this book felt like the perfect cozy fall read。 If you've been on a celebrity romance kick like I have， this one is for you。 When Amelia needs a break from her pop star life， she does as Audrey Hepburn would and escapes to Rome， Rome Kentucky that is， where you guessed it， she meets Noah， the local pie shop owner。 Suddenly she finds her self in a forced proximity moment， living out of his home with no where else to stay。 A slow bu Set in a small town with nosey neighbors and a tight knit family， this book felt like the perfect cozy fall read。 If you've been on a celebrity romance kick like I have， this one is for you。 When Amelia needs a break from her pop star life， she does as Audrey Hepburn would and escapes to Rome， Rome Kentucky that is， where you guessed it， she meets Noah， the local pie shop owner。 Suddenly she finds her self in a forced proximity moment， living out of his home with no where else to stay。 A slow burn ensues with all the pining and "secret" glances a person could ever want。 。。。more
brie
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the fact that this man doesn’t have internet is terrifying to me。 what the fuck would you even speak about？
Kait
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This is a new comfort read for sure。 I want to live in a cute little town so bad！！！ I loved these characters so much。
Tori Glover
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Where do I start？ I definitely had my likes and dislikes about this book that’s for sure。 That’s why I’m in the middle about it。Likes: I loved the small town feel vibes this book gave。 I love that it had everything you needed and that everyone knew each other’s name。 I think that was my favorite part of the book。 I also liked how Noah continued the family business of the pie shop， it showed that his family is so important to him especially taking care of his grandma。 I will also say it was a nic Where do I start？ I definitely had my likes and dislikes about this book that’s for sure。 That’s why I’m in the middle about it。Likes: I loved the small town feel vibes this book gave。 I love that it had everything you needed and that everyone knew each other’s name。 I think that was my favorite part of the book。 I also liked how Noah continued the family business of the pie shop， it showed that his family is so important to him especially taking care of his grandma。 I will also say it was a nice change of pace to read a romance novel that didn’t have a lot of spice in it。 It was a pretty clean book with not a lot of language either。 That I did like for sure。Dislikes: Noah and Amelia are supposed to be in their late 20s-early 30s but the way their characters and interactions were written they didn’t give me that vibe。 They felt very juvenile which was a bummer seeing as we got a look into their past which you’d think they’d both act a bit more mature but I just didn’t see that。 Some of their characteristics seemed childish and I couldn’t really relate to their characters very much which was disappointing。 I also feel like their romance was a bit rushed and how quickly they feel for each other over a short amount of time。 Also， the ending was a bit predictable and unrealistic in my opinion。Overall it was a cute story （very Hallmark vibes） but I would have enjoyed it more if the characters were written better。 Again， really enjoyed the atmosphere of the book， all the baking got me in the mood for fall。 。。。more
Arlene
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Pies， flowers， and books - the main ingredients according to Sarah Adams to make the ideal fictional boyfriend。 Ugh I cannot with how sweet and adorable this was。 Small town romances are my kryptonite and adding the grumpy/sunshine trope on top of that？- Literally this author can take all my money， idc。 5/5 ⭐️
Emily
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I’m not normally one to read romance novels， but after I watched my best friend’s face light up with pure joy in the middle of Walmart as she talked about how much she loved this book （and said she’d buy me a copy if I promised to read it）， how could I say no？ First of all， who turns down a free book？ And second， I’m SO glad we happened upon it at the store and she convinced me to give it a try。 I could not put this book down！ Reading this book filled me with warm， happy feelings and kept me smi I’m not normally one to read romance novels， but after I watched my best friend’s face light up with pure joy in the middle of Walmart as she talked about how much she loved this book （and said she’d buy me a copy if I promised to read it）， how could I say no？ First of all， who turns down a free book？ And second， I’m SO glad we happened upon it at the store and she convinced me to give it a try。 I could not put this book down！ Reading this book filled me with warm， happy feelings and kept me smiling to the very last page。 Brb， planning a trip to Rome！ 。。。more
Mary Tasket
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3。5 stars
Emily
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Adorable， fun and charming！ The audiobook was amazing and I had a continuous grin on my face。 Loved this story！
Erin
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Quick enjoyable read just an average story。
Courtney Clark
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A highly entertaining romcom from Sarah Adams！ Noah just might be my second fav hero of hers （can't top Drew！）。 I love the small town/family dynamic of this one and the way Adams puts her own spin on what could be cliché tropes。 Seeing Amelia find her joy again + alllll the swoony romance （and pancake） moments are definitely the best parts！*content note: closed door romance with some explicit language throughout* A highly entertaining romcom from Sarah Adams！ Noah just might be my second fav hero of hers （can't top Drew！）。 I love the small town/family dynamic of this one and the way Adams puts her own spin on what could be cliché tropes。 Seeing Amelia find her joy again + alllll the swoony romance （and pancake） moments are definitely the best parts！*content note: closed door romance with some explicit language throughout* 。。。more
Paige Bissaillon
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I wanted to fall head over heels with this book but I really did feel like their worlds were too different to make it truly work。 Maybe a longer epilogue would’ve made me think differently！
Emily
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Oh wow this definitely has to be my favorite Sarah Adams book so far🥹 I just felt my heart wrenching in so many different ways throughout the story。 The characters and town are so lovable and the banter and wit were great as always
Lex
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Just not my cup of tea。
Gabby Ong
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4。5*
Cassandra Diviak
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4。5/5Another adorable classic from Sarah Adams。 I always love a cheesy romantic story that’s low on drama and good fun all around。 When in Rome really did that for me。 I loved the opposites attract of Amelia and Noah， the quirky cast of characters， and the ability of Adams to tackle heartfelt issues without making light of them。 Those elements are pivotal to her work。My one drawback was the description as friends to lovers。 There were moments in the first half of the book that jumped the gun a l 4。5/5Another adorable classic from Sarah Adams。 I always love a cheesy romantic story that’s low on drama and good fun all around。 When in Rome really did that for me。 I loved the opposites attract of Amelia and Noah， the quirky cast of characters， and the ability of Adams to tackle heartfelt issues without making light of them。 Those elements are pivotal to her work。My one drawback was the description as friends to lovers。 There were moments in the first half of the book that jumped the gun a little and it wasn’t a straightforward friends to lovers。But overall a wonderful book。 。。。more
Renee Nicole
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I looooved this book。 I love Sarah’s writing so muchhh and the dual perspectives hit again！ I loved every moment of this book and it’s the best I’ve read of Sarah’s so far。 I loved the characters and I really to Noah a lot。 I loved how quiet and classic and lovely he was。 definitely a recent favorite！ I read it every moment and chance I got。 this was one that I didn’t want to end， and I knew as soon as it did that I’d wish I could read it for the first time again。 can’t say enough good things ab I looooved this book。 I love Sarah’s writing so muchhh and the dual perspectives hit again！ I loved every moment of this book and it’s the best I’ve read of Sarah’s so far。 I loved the characters and I really to Noah a lot。 I loved how quiet and classic and lovely he was。 definitely a recent favorite！ I read it every moment and chance I got。 this was one that I didn’t want to end， and I knew as soon as it did that I’d wish I could read it for the first time again。 can’t say enough good things about this one。 <3 bravo。 。。。more
meg
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Crying。 This book was so sweet。 Burned out celebrity x small town grumpy baker YEAH THEY HAVE MY HEART
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=When in Rome
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=When in Rome&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,When in Rome&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0