A Summer In Europe

On her thirtieth birthday, Gwendolyn Reese receives an unexpected present from her widowed Aunt Bea: a grand tour of Europe in the company of Bea's Sudoku and Mahjongg Club. The prospect isn't entirely appealing. But when the gift she is expecting — an engagement ring from her boyfriend — doesn't materialize, Gwen decides to go.

At first, Gwen approaches the trip as if it's the math homework she assigns her students, diligently checking monuments off her must-see list. But amid the bougainvillea and stunning vistas of southern Italy, something changes. Gwen begins to live in the moment — skipping down stone staircases in Capri, running her fingers over a glacier in view of the Matterhorn, racing through the Louvre, and taste-testing pastries at a Marseilles cafe. Reveling in every new experience — especially her attraction to a charismatic British physics professor — Gwen discovers that the ancient wonders around her are nothing compared to the renaissance unfolding within. . .

• Author
• Marilyn Brant

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 352

• Publisher
• Kensington

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780758261519

• Settings
• Italy, France, Switzerland

• Genres
• travel, fiction, romance, contemporary, italy, cultural, relationships

• Release date
• 2011