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Villa Serena - Domenica De Rosa


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Villa Serena - Domenica De Rosa

 
Description: ISBN 0755335317 / Author: Domenica De Rosa / Genre: Fiction / This is a heartfelt, witty story of one woman's journey from heartbreak to adventure, full of gorgeous Italian flavour. Emily Robertson looks like the woman who has it all: the lovingly restored Tuscan farmhouse, ... more
Villa Serena - Domenica De Rosa ... the three beautiful children, the successful, attentive husband. But when her husband dumps her by text message, she has to face up to some stark home truths. How will Emily cope, stranded in the countryside with no man, no money, dodgy phrasebook Italian and a psychotic cleaner? Her eldest girl is out of her depth with the local seducer, her middle daughter is dangerously underweight, and her darling baby is fast becoming a brat. But soon Emily finds herself being drawn into the village of Monte Albano, and discovering a more genuine Italy, darker and more intriguing than she had ever imagined. She and her children are outsiders no more - and if she can get over a slightly embarrasing obsession with her youthful first love, a rogueish stranger might be about to show her the time of her life...

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on the front. As Rome is one of my favourite cities I ve been to, I decided to give it a try. ~ The Author ~ Domenica De Rosa was born in London in 1963 and wrote her first novel at 11 years old. She read English at King s College in London then went on to work in publishing. Her first book, The Italian Quarter, was published in 2004. She lives in Brighton with her husband and two children. ~ The Plot ~ "The De Angelis sisters - holier-than-thou Anna, beautiful Maria and tomboy Gaby - have always been competitive, never more so than for the affection of their father, Enzo" Sadly, on the day that Gaby s first baby is born, Enzo dies. The sisters start to ...

 

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