The Gypsy Tearoom
Publisher: Orion; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: March 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780752861302
Subjects: General & Literary Fiction
Description: "This is the story of Raffaella Moretti, by far the most beautiful girl in the southern Italian town of Triento who is about to marry the only boy she has ever loved. It seems that nothing but happiness lies in store for Raffaella. So the last thing she expects is to find herself a widow, one short year later, down on her hands and knees, scrubbing the layers of dirt from the floor of a strange house. As Raffaella struggles to recapture her own lost happiness she starts looking for ways to help those around her to do the same. As the lives of the villagers interweave, Raffaella is pulled into the centre of a conflict that threatens not only to divide Triento but also to destroy all she holds dear. Filled with food, love and longing, reading [this book] is like taking a seat in the piazza of Triento, somewhere between the bustle of the market stalls and Silvana's sweetly-scented bakery, and becoming a tiny part of the endless spectacle of life there.