Review: Vita Deliziosa
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
Maria and Dante are perfect for each other, but Maria thinks she is in love with her high school sweetheart, Antonio.  She is willing to suffer through Chubbie Chums meetings and starvation dieting to reach a single digit dress size.  Dante's attentions and intentions frighten her, and she fights her growing attraction to him. Maria still grieves for the betrayal of another boyfriend, and she has no intention of being under any traditional Italian husband's thumb.  It takes the discovery of her mother's secret to convince Maria that she can be herself and be married too.  Of course, Nonna's "marriage soup" has nothing to do with it!  Each chapter features delicious Italian recipes told by the various character's points of view.  Shirley Jump's excellent storytelling delivers wonderful characters and warm humor in a delightful love story set in the Italian community in Boston.  You'll fall in love with this book!