A magnificent novel bathed in hot Italian sunshine about one woman’s journey from seemingly hopeless grief to happy, daring adventures.
Colorful Tuscany, lovingly restored house, a successful husband, three wonderful children, her own column in the newspaper… From the outside, Emily seems to have it all. But when her husband leaves her—sending a text message—she has to face another side of life: no money, one daughter dating a suspicious Italian, and the other trying to lose weight beyond recognition. Emily doesn’t even have friends. But there’s hope. Once Emily admits she’s no longer living the “Tuscan dream,” she gets pulled into the life of a small modest village and discovers real Italy—finer and more intriguing than she could ever imagine—and love, more fiery than the one she thought she had.