When in Rome - Hardcover

Pellegrino, Nicky

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409133761 ISBN 13: 9781409133766

Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2012

Synopsis

Rome in the 1950s, there's nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets, the fountains and piazzas full of life in the heat of the day, the cafes and bars full of music and desire by night...This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown-up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building, she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing, and turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner and a hand-sewn dress. When her mother goes out, Serafina and her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza, busking for spare change and cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols and Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza and his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly and for Serafina, a choice opens between the world she knows and the life she dreams of. A captivating tale of love and music, food and passion, let Nicky Pellegrino take you on a journey to a city of beauty and heartbreak, at one of the most glamorous points in its magical history.

About this title

About the Author

It was Nicky Pellegrino's Italian father who gave his family a true passion for food. Now living in New Zealand working as a journalist, Nicky hordes her holidays so that she and her husband can return to Italy to see family, eat mozzarella and research her books.

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR NICKY PELLEGRINO

'Both gritty and lyrical, heartrending and compelling. A novel about how easy it is to become an observer in your own life, and the joy of learning to live again.' Jojo Moyes

'Set against a backdrop of love, life, friendship and food...the descriptions of Italian food will make your mouth water'
Cosmopolitan

'A page-turner combining the missed chances of Captain Corelli's Mandolin with the foodie pleasures of Chocolat'
Eve

'A wonderful and enchanting read ... one of those books you want to read and reread. It's endearing, entertaining and inspiring' Novelicious

From the Inside Flap

Rome in the 1950s, there's nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets, the fountains and piazzas full of life in the heat of the day, the cafes and bars full of music and desire by night...
This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown-up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building, she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing, and turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner and a hand-sewn dress.

When her mother goes out, Serafina and her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza, busking for spare change and cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols and Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza and his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly and for Serafina, a choice opens between the world she knows and the life she dreams of.

A captivating tale of love and music, food and passion, let Nicky Pellegrino take you on a journey to a city of beauty and heartbreak, at one of the most glamorous points in its magical history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409133761
• ISBN 13: 9781409133766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288