A heartfelt, witty story of one woman's journey from heartbreak toadventure, full of gorgeous Italian flavour. Emily Robertson looks like the woman who has it all: the lovinglyrestored Tuscan farmhouse, the three beautiful children, the successful,attentive husband. But when her husband dumps her by text message, she hasto face up to some stark home truths. How will Emily cope, stranded in thecountryside with no man, no money, dodgy phrasebook Italian and apsychotic cleaner? Her eldest girl is out of her depth with the localseducer, her middle daughter is dangerously underweight, and her darlingbaby is fast becoming a brat. But soon Emily finds herself being drawninto the village of Monte Albano, and discovering a more genuine Italy,darker and more intriguing than she had ever imagined. She and herchildren are outsiders no more - and if she can get over a slightlyembarrasing obsession with her youthful first love, a rogueish strangermight be about to show her the time of her life...