When In Rome – Not The Saying But The Book By Gemma Townley

The first time I left the USA, it was 2005 and Gemma Townley’s chick lit novel When In Rome was my favorite book. Second, only to my love of writing, was my passion for history. And as a teenager and college student, I went through a long phase of interest in ancient civilizations. Roman, Greek, Etruscans, Phoenicians, the Toltecs – you name it, I was reading about it. But Rome was always the number one place on my travel bucket list.

So when I had the opportunity to go with a group of girlfrien...