title: Painting Pretoria
author: Spudich, Giulietta Maria
description: Paint what you love, says Mrs. Rosa. But what does Anna love? Is it her long-term boyfriend, Justin, who suddenly dumped her to spend the summer in England? Or her uninspiring thesis work in biochemistry? To bring her out of a listless depression, her mom convinces her to go to beautiful Pretoria, Maine, the place of her birth. Through an art summer school, the nourishing Aunt Pat and the support of her two best friends, she begins to find her voice and meets Fernando ... but is that really who she loves?