
Villa Serena
Domenica De Rosa(Author)
Headline Review (Publisher)
Published on 5. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-7553-3858-0 (ISBN)
Description
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, 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...
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 28 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 232 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7553-3858-0 (9780755338580)
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Person
Domenica de Rosa started her career working at the Bookseller, and went on to work in children's publishing, in publicity and in editorial. She lives in Brighton with her husband and their twins.