In this wise and funny novel, three single women, all expatriates living in Rome, face middle age: Margaret walked out on her husband as soon as her son was old enough to leave home, and she's never regretted it. She relishes her solitary lifestyle until illness threatens her independence. Katja, a former model, still believes that Mr. Right will come along, and she fights hard to stay beautiful until he does. Francesca has recently ended a relationship with a man she hopes will be her last big mistake. She wants to slink into a cozy old age alone, but the dark-eyed men of Rome are impossible to ignore. Cover illustration by Augusto Ranocchi Author photo by Rudi Weislein
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JOIE DAVIDOW is the author of a memoir Marked for Life (Harmony Books) and Infusions of Healing (Fireside). She edited two anthologies, Las Mamis and Las Christmas (both Alfred A. Knopf) with Esmeralda Santiago. She was a cofounder of the LA Weekly and founder of LA Style and Sì magazines. She lives in Rome, Italy, where she is cofounder and editor of a weekly online magazine, http://www.inromenow.com.
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Rome and Love, Roman Love
31 Oct 2008
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Although some might dismiss this book as "chick lit," it contains some insightful observations about "women of a certain age" that men as well as women might find interesting and valuable.
The book doesn't really have a plot. We listen in for a few months on the intertwined lives of three middle-aged, unmarried, ex-pat women living in Rome: a 48-year-old Finn obsessed with staying young and finding (another) husband; a 62-year old Englishwoman who's been there, done that and now relishes her independent life, and a 53-year-old American writer of romance novels who moves uneasily between those two poles.
We spend more time inside the head of the American character, Frankie, whose "romantic" dilemmas become a wee bit tiresome--not to mention pathetic-- after a while, than we do with either of the other two. As a result, Frankie is a much more fully drawn character, but not necessarily any more sympathetic for being better-known.
We eavesdrop on the women's conversations, are privy to their thoughts and memories, play Peeping Tom on one sexual encounter, and see flashes and pieces of Rome through their eyes.
The last part of the book, which deals with the illness and death of one of the women, is unexpectedly powerful and moving.
The book doesn't really have a plot. We listen in for a few months on the intertwined lives of three middle-aged, unmarried, ex-pat women living in Rome: a 48-year-old Finn obsessed with staying young and finding (another) husband; a 62-year old Englishwoman who's been there, done that and now relishes her independent life, and a 53-year-old American writer of romance novels who moves uneasily between those two poles.
We spend more time inside the head of the American character, Frankie, whose "romantic" dilemmas become a wee bit tiresome--not to mention pathetic-- after a while, than we do with either of the other two. As a result, Frankie is a much more fully drawn character, but not necessarily any more sympathetic for being better-known.
We eavesdrop on the women's conversations, are privy to their thoughts and memories, play Peeping Tom on one sexual encounter, and see flashes and pieces of Rome through their eyes.
The last part of the book, which deals with the illness and death of one of the women, is unexpectedly powerful and moving.
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17 July 2009
By Dianne Bennett
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This book is so much fun. It may be about 3 women, all looking for Mr. Right, but both my husband and I (I, who presumably already have found Mr. Right) found it a page-turner. Davidow has a great sense of story and dialog, and she makes the most of the world's most intriguing city--because she lives there. "I Wouldn't Leave Rome to Go the Heaven" should be required reading for anyone going to Trastevere, and highly recommended for anyone going to Rome--even via armchair. Hey, Joie, is there going to be a sequel?
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Women in love with Rome as a modern and ancient city. The value of friendship.
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By F. Mosca
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If you've ever loved a city, you'd know how easy it is to love Rome. And Joie Davidow describes Rome in a modern, highly lived-in way. If you've ever sat in a caffe' and learned to linger and wondered about the man with the big hat, the woman with the long scarf, the waiter with the look, this book brings all of them to life within the sinuous streets of the Trastevere of today -- where one is as likely to hear Moroccan accented Italian, Albanian and English mixed with Italian or Spanish, even romanesco if you're lucky! The personaggi 's lives --highly intelligent people they are, people who know much about themselves - rise out of those steamed cappuccini, take form and shape and lead us through the city that is heaven to Joie, and thanks to her, to me as well. Grazie Joie!
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