A Summer in Europe

By Marilyn Brant

Book Overview

On her thirtieth birthday, Gwendolyn Reese receives an unexpected present from her widowed Aunt Bea: a grand tour of Europe in the company of Bea's Sudoku and Mahjongg Club. The prospect isn't entirely appealing. But when the gift she is expecting--an engagement ring from her boyfriend--doesn't materialize, Gwen decides to go. At first, Gwen approaches the trip as if it's the math homework she assigns her students, diligently checking monuments off her must-see list. But amid the bougainvillea and stunning vistas of southern Italy, something changes. Gwen begins to live in the moment--skipping down stone staircases in Capri, running her fingers over a glacier in view of the Matterhorn, racing through the Louvre, and taste-testing pastries at a Marseilles cafe. Reveling in every new experience--especially her attraction to a charismatic British physics professor--Gwen discovers that the ancient wonders around her are nothing compared to the renaissance unfolding within. . . "A thinking woman's love story, it swept me away to breathtaking places with a cast of endearing characters I won't soon forget. Bravissima " Susan McBride, author of "Little Black Dress" Praise for Marilyn Brant's According to Jane "A warm, witty and charmingly original story." --Susan Wiggs, "New York Times " bestselling author "Brant infuses her sweetly romantic and delightfully clever tale with just the right dash of Austen-esque wit." "Chicago Tribune" "An engaging read for all who have been through the long, dark, dating wars, and still believe there's sunshine, and a Mr. Darcy, at the end of the tunnel." --Cathy Lamb, author of "Such a Pretty Face""

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758261519
• ISBN13: 9780758261519
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"