Italian For Beginners- Harmel (Book #57)

Italian For Beginners is a travelogue and chick lit tale all in one. The story follows Cat, a 34 year old single girl who has played it safe her entire life, caring for her father and younger sister and nursing emotional bruises from the abandonment of her mother at an early age. At her sister's wedding she meets a man who reminds her of her passion for Italy, a city she visited years earlier and the man she left behind. On a whim after a seemingly disastrous date Cat decides to take a four week vacation to Italy and perhaps rekindle her relationship with her ex. Things don't go as planned in Italy and she finds herself dumped by her ex and lost and alone until she finds a waitress who agrees to let her stay in a room in her home. So begins Cat's exploration of Italy and herself as she finds out who she truly is and what she really wants.