One Italian Summer

by Janet Mills

Could it be amore? A middle-aged woman recently stung by betrayal and divorce meets a dashing younger man still grieving from his wife's death. Their unlikely romance ignites in the heat of One Italian Summer. When American Natalie Compton travels to Italy and encounters Giovanni Ragazzo in a centuries-old monastery in Florence, she never expects the handsome Italian to be interested in someone like her. She considers herself too old, too chubby, and too jaded from her failed marriage. Gio loves Natalie's vitality, her spunk, her wit...everything about her that stands in contrast to his late wife, whose death from a long illness devastated him. Both Natalie and Giovanni are harboring secrets that would ruin most romantic relationships. But does the truth really matter when they have only ten days to be together?

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Dr Janet Mills began her career teaching music and mathematics in a West Yorkshire comprehensive school before moving into violin and viola instruction. She later trained future teachers at Westminster College and the University of Exeter. As an HM Inspector of Schools, she observed over 1,000 instrumental lessons and helped create the first national inspection system for Local Authority Instrumental Music Services. A skilled multi-instrumentalist, she became a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Music and received a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004. Her publications include Music in the School, Music in the Primary School, and numerous scholarly articles.