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One Summer Day in Rome

A Novel

Audiobook
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1 of 1 copy available

"New York, Paris, Londonevery grand metropolishas its own irresistible attraction but Rome so swirls with stories of saints and sinners...lovers and fighters, that she compels you towards her, like gravity.... No one leaves her unaltered. Part of you always loves her. This is the place where passions are aroused, senses inflamed, and lovers fall into each other's arms. It all appears to unfold like magic but I will tell you what really happens...Come with me, if you will, and observe my labors."
Mark Lamprell's One Summer Day in Rome is an enchanting audiobook about three couples drawn irresistibly to Rome, narrated by the city itself.
Alice, an art student in New York City, has come to Rome in search of adventure and inspiration before settling down with her steady, safe fiancé. Meg and Alec, busy parents and successful business people from LA, are on a mission to find the holy grail, a certain blue tile that will make their home renovation complete—but soon it becomes clear that their marriage needs a makeover as well. Connie and Lizzie are women of a certain age—"Sometimes I look at my laughter lines and wonder what on earth could have been that funny"—who come from London to scatter the ashes of their beloved husband and brother. Both women are seemingly done with romance, but Rome has other ideas.
Brimming with wit and charm (and gelato), One Summer Day in Rome is the most delicious audiobook you will listen to this summer.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 5, 2017
      A mysterious blue tile connects the lives of two elderly British women, a middle-aged American couple in a rut, and a young woman escaping her New York life in Lamprell’s (The Full Ridiculous) sparkly Roman romance. Narrated by a mystical “quantum mechanic” who arranges matters of love in the Eternal City, the novel follows three almost completely separate stories. Shy college student Alice travels to Rome from New York to escape the dreary life her powerful mother has laid out for her and meets a group of young British students. Meg, an interior design blogger, and Alec, the owner of a lighting retail conglomerate, plan to find the tile maker who crafted the gorgeous blue tile Meg has carried with her for years—but their madcap mission threatens to break their marriage. And in the final thread, Constance makes the trip to Rome with her sister-in-law so they can spread her late husband’s ashes, and maybe find some answers about his life. As in many romantic comedies that rely on interconnected stories to fuel the plot, none of the three tales firmly stands on its own, and the tile, although an interesting metaphor, barely ties the three tales together. Despite these flaws, the characters have enough spirit to carry them through tropes that haven’t aged as well as the ancient city where they play out.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The genie of the city of Rome narrates this tale of love, performed in a soft voice by Steve West. Three couples and their stories become intertwined on a single day in Rome. Alice, a student from New York City; a couple whose marriage is shredding at the seams; and a woman and her sister-in-law are all in Rome for various reasons. Using diverse accents, West delivers most of the story steadily, yet at times his voice fills with passion. The three-part plot takes a long time to coalesce, testing the patience of listeners. But the descriptions of Rome are romantic, exciting, and scary, feelings experienced by lovers the world over. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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