You Deserve Good Gelato - by Kacie Rose (Paperback)

About the Book

After a life-changing solo trip, Kacie Rose did the scariest thing she could think of: She moved from New York City to Italy. And it went perfectly! Just kidding--she made a lot of mistakes. In her tell-all memoir meets manifesto, Kacie champions travel and embracing the scary stuff, like immersing yourself in new cultures (and failling espically along the way) or jumping head-first into a new language (even if it involves telling your boyfriend's mom you're "horny" instead of "excited"). Why? Because the most amazing things come from doing the sh*t that scares you. And you totally deserve those things.

Book Synopsis

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this funny and honest feel-good memoir, social media star Kacie Rose offers a refreshingly honest take on navigating a new life abroad.

In 2021, Kacie decided to leave her life as a pro dancer in New York City and move to Italy - and she never looked back. Okay, that isn't strictly true... In You Deserve Good Gelato, Kacie reflects on everything from travel fails and homesickness to the joy of culture shocks and the power of doing the s*** that scares you. Because life is too short not to.

In this joyful memoir, you will find:

• Personal essays that tell Kacie's story and empower you to challenge yourself
• A candid outlook on life as an expat, covering everything from the terror of driving on Italian roads to the trials of speaking a new language and the genuine beauty of a slower pace of life
• Inspirational quotes that encourage you to step out of your comfort zone

By sharing her personal stories of life under the Tuscan sun, Kacie explains how travel is a privilege, why cultural differences are the coolest things in the world, and how there's a positive you can take away from literally any situation. You Deserve Good Gelato will have you taking the leap and embracing this big beautiful world that we call home.

New York Times Bestseller - June 2024

Review Quotes

"In her signature voice, Kacie Rose writes the perfect armchair travel book that just might inspire you to book that flight. Inspirational, aspirational, and entertaining." -Tori Dunlap, NYT Bestselling author of Financial Feminist

"This book is a love story to Italy and to an Italian - but it's also so much more. It's a friendly travel guide, a companion, a peek into Italian life from the voice of your best friend. Kacie Rose makes Italy and travel at large feel magical and difficult and honest. And most of all, she makes you want to keep reading." -Danae Mercer, Health and Travel Journalist, Public Speaker and Self-love Activist

"In this refreshingly honest take on navigating a new life abroad. Social media star Kacie Rose offers a funny, joyful, and searingly honest account of the highs and lows of living abroad and traveling the world...By sharing her personal stories of life under the Tuscan sun, Kacie explains how travel is a privilege, why cultural differences are the coolest things in the world, and how there's a positive you can take away from literally any situation." - USA TODAY

About the Author

Kacie Rose is a travel content creator living in Florence, Italy. After a life-changing solo trip and her own little "under the Tuscan sun moment," she made the official move to Italy in January 2021. Through positivity, authenticity, and humor, she began sharing culture shocks, travel tips, and life abroad across her social media, where her following quickly grew to a community of over 1.5 million people.

From explaining why you won't find "pepperoni pizza" and "lattes" in Italy, to sharing how to order a coffee, figure out the train system, and find authentic gelato, Kacie's goal is to encourage and help her community travel abroad by showing them the beauty of cultural differences, all the while reminding them that they are strong, deserving, and so much more capable than they think they are.