The novel is titled Follow your Heart because Olga, the grandmother who wrote the letters, tried to convey to her Granddaughter that unless she follows her heart, she will never be happy. Olga has this viewpoint because during her life she didn't follow her heart, and made decisions based upon what other people had to say, no matter what she felt. There were many times throughout Olga's life where she didn't follow her dreams. One …showed first 75 words of 601 total…

…showed last 75 words of 601 total…top say sorry, but Ilaria's life ended too soon. The novel Follow Your Heart has many reasons for why it is so titled. There are many times where Olga believed she should have followed her heart and she didn't. She believed many times that if she had of, her life would have been very different to how it turned out. Olga admired her Granddaughter because she follows what she believes, where Olga was unable to.