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That being said I did enjoy much of the book and am grateful to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC. My favorite little Toyota Corolla, the car that has been with me since I was in high school, the car I was sitting in when I first heard my song on the radio at age eighteen, the car that I drove to Phantom Records and signed my recording deal ten years ago is reaching its expiration date. Now, decades later, she's a successful businesswoman, the single mother of an adult daughter, and she's unfulfilled. Book clubs will go wild for Claire’s new mission, shaped by a series of events propelled by nuns, the restorative beauty of the Eternal City and the urgency that comes from the determination to live life before it’s over.
When in Rome: A Novel by Liam Callanan, Hardcover | Barnes When in Rome: A Novel by Liam Callanan, Hardcover | Barnes
Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out from years of maintaining her “princess of pop” image. There were some few odd things, like an absence to articles preceding the word "reunion" which I still don't understand. Almost every day of the last three months has been dedicated to learning the concert choreography, stage blocking, solidifying the set list, rigorous exercise, and rehearsing the songs, all while smiling and pretending that inside I didn’t feel like a rotting compost pile. Drunk and angry, Beth steps into a "fountain of love" and starts grabbing coins, which sparks a spell causing all of the men who threw the coins to instantly fall in love with her.In spite of his better judgment, he lets her stay in his guest room—but just for as long as it takes to fix her car—after which she is left alone. Disclaimer: Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for this copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily. I say out loud to myself because who else does a girl talk to when she’s alone in the car in the middle of a mental breakdown?
When In Rome Books - Goodreads When In Rome Books - Goodreads
Which reminds me, I have long had his All Saints on my shelves, which I picked up at the incomparable and unmissable Renaissance Books at the Milwaukee airport.WHEN IN ROME is further proof that it's nearly impossible to find an original, memorable romantic comedy. I’m afraid I left my sanity back home in Nashville along with my iron gate and Fort Knox security system.
When in Rome by Sarah Adams | Waterstones
Enter the chance to go to Rome: Home to a struggling convent facing a precipitous end, the city beckons Claire, who’s long had a complicated relationship with religion, including a “missed connection” with convent life in her teens.Claire is 52 and, despite a successful career selling real estate (mostly selling churches and religious buildings), is at a point where she doesn't feel much meaning in her life. She starts to consider taking vows and joining the convent but neither her best friend nor her daughter understand her reasoning and the appearance in Rome of her close friend, Marcus, complicates her thought process as it opens the door to the possibility of a middle-age love as well. Marcus has come and gone from Claire’s life since college but now reappears in Rome just as she’s about to decide what’s next. The words no service are pasted where the signal bars usually live, and I swear those words are somehow blinking at me.
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