Part romance, part engaging commentary on life in Italy: a lively and at times hilarious account of the lives, loves and interweaving stories of three English teachers at the same school whose friendship develops over the course of the academic year.
The novel is set in a city inextricably linked to romance and famous for its star-crossed lovers, but also packed with history and dominated by the magnificent Roman amphitheatre. Against this backdrop, the three women, at very different stages in their lives, have to come to terms with the reality of living and working in a country renowned for its culture, cuisine and sunny climes, but at the same time beset by bureaucracy and hampered by ingrained cultural attitudes.
