Vroom with A View
Autore: Peter Moore Editore: Bantam Press; New edizione ISBN: 978-0593052785 Pagine: 304 Pages Paese: Linguaggio: inglese Dimension: 23 x 2 x 15.5 Genere: Narrativa Tipo di Documento: Libro Classificazione Dewey: 800 Note: Posizione Scaffale: 23/6 Data: Indice: noHe was an Australian author approaching 40. She was a fading Italian beauty from the sixties. They spent one unforgettable summer together, a magical road trip from Milan to Rome. Only one thing stood in the way of perfect love. Sophia was a motor scooter. After a late night Tai Bo fitness commercial warns him that his life will be over after 40, Peter Moore decides to pursue a boyhood dream sparked by watching old black and white movies of Sophia Loren – to tour Italy on a Vespa, in pursuit of la dolce vita. From picnicking in the Italian alps to exploring tumbledown seaside villages, gate-crashing Frances Mayes’s villa and re-enacting Roman Holiday, this is as much a romance as a travel adventure. Not only does Peter sweep the woman of his dreams off her feet, he falls in love with a side of Italy others rarely see, along with Sophia of course…