'Brave, emotional, and gorgeously written...I'm already awaiting volume two.' Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun 'A fine book.' Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall 'Poetic...like a piece of chocolate: bittersweet, satisfying, and finished all too soon.' Laura Fraser, author of An Italian Affair 'Vivid, rich and intoxicating' - Chicago Sun-Times