Synopsis
Is Italian really the language of love? A new class of students hopes to find out.
Anna's recently been told the father she's never met is Italian. Now she's baking focaccia, whipping up tiramisu and swotting up on her vocabulary, determined to make it to Italy so she can find him in person.
Catherine's husband has walked out on her, and she's trying to pick up the pieces of her life. But she'll need courage as well as friends when she discovers his deception runs even deeper than infidelity.
Sophie's the teacher of the class, who'd much rather be back in sunny Sorrento. She can't wait to escape the tensions at home and go travelling again.
But sometimes life - and love - can surprise you when you least expect it. As the evening class gets underway, friendships form and secrets from Italy begin to emerge. With love affairs blossoming in the most unlikely places, and hard decisions to face, it's going to be a year that Anna, Catherine and Sophie will never forget.
ReviewAnna's recently been told the father she's never met is Italian. Now she's baking focaccia, whipping up tiramisu and swotting up on her vocabulary, determined to make it to Italy so she can find him in person.
Catherine's husband has walked out on her, and she's trying to pick up the pieces of her life. But she'll need courage as well as friends when she discovers his deception runs even deeper than infidelity.
Sophie's the teacher of the class, who'd much rather be back in sunny Sorrento. She can't wait to escape the tensions at home and go travelling again.
But sometimes life - and love - can surprise you when you least expect it. As the evening class gets underway, friendships form and secrets from Italy begin to emerge. With love affairs blossoming in the most unlikely places, and hard decisions to face, it's going to be a year that Anna, Catherine and Sophie will never forget.
After reading a few of Lucy Diamond’s books, I knew this was a must have! The cover is absolutely amazing, the Heart of pasta is just so beautiful, everything fits perfectly, definitely one of my favourite covers so far this year! I also loved the Italian chapter headings, a really nice addition to the book.
The 3 main characters are all lovely, and really grow throughout the book. I am so happy for Anna and through her determination to find her father, ended up getting so much more. A Better job, a new set of friends and the courage to stand up for herself. Catherine was so motherly it was really nice to read and how she coped after Mike left her, was really great once she got her confidence back after being put down for so long.
My favourite character out of the three though was definitely Sophie, I thought her story was really good to read, her relationship with her parents isn’t the best, and it was wonderful to read how it developed and what started it all off.
If I loved the women, a couple of the men in the book are a different story altogether! Pete, Anna’s boyfriend is just despicable. He’s incredibly selfish and ignorant, I thought his spreadsheet was just ridiculous, I just wanted to scream at him 99% of the time. Mike is also just as terrible and selfish. Just when I thought I had decided who I disliked more, the other one would do something just as awful. Rant over!
The class members were all great, especially Geraldine and Roy. You really felt the bond they all had through that Italian class. They had their own small stories, and were all there for one another through thick and thin. I laughed out loud when Phoebe told everyone about an ‘accident’ with her coffee!
Overall this book is definitely the best one I have read of Lucy’s. It is heart-warming, funny and the perfect read about friendship!
The 3 main characters are all lovely, and really grow throughout the book. I am so happy for Anna and through her determination to find her father, ended up getting so much more. A Better job, a new set of friends and the courage to stand up for herself. Catherine was so motherly it was really nice to read and how she coped after Mike left her, was really great once she got her confidence back after being put down for so long.
My favourite character out of the three though was definitely Sophie, I thought her story was really good to read, her relationship with her parents isn’t the best, and it was wonderful to read how it developed and what started it all off.
If I loved the women, a couple of the men in the book are a different story altogether! Pete, Anna’s boyfriend is just despicable. He’s incredibly selfish and ignorant, I thought his spreadsheet was just ridiculous, I just wanted to scream at him 99% of the time. Mike is also just as terrible and selfish. Just when I thought I had decided who I disliked more, the other one would do something just as awful. Rant over!
The class members were all great, especially Geraldine and Roy. You really felt the bond they all had through that Italian class. They had their own small stories, and were all there for one another through thick and thin. I laughed out loud when Phoebe told everyone about an ‘accident’ with her coffee!
Overall this book is definitely the best one I have read of Lucy’s. It is heart-warming, funny and the perfect read about friendship!
Published by: Pan Macmillan
Gratefully received from the Publisher for review.
Let's Cook!
This book includes a couple of recipes, and I decided to try and cook the Focaccia from it and share my results with you!
About to go in the oven
This recipe was really simple and easy to do! It was really quick to make, if you ignore the two hour long proofings of course, perfect time to curl up with a book!
The dough is a lot wetter than other breads I have made, which was a bit unnerving at first, but during the first proof, i researched it and it is normal *phew*.
Fresh out of the Oven
I added olives and thyme to the top before baking. It is absolutely delicious, me and my boyfriend will be fighting over who get's the last slice, that's for sure! Definitely one to make again.Next time I will probably add sundried tomatoes as well... ooh i can't wait!
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