Three Coins in the Fountain

After finally getting her ex-husband out of the house, a dynamic, American career woman wins a trip to Italy for two, brings her mother along and winds up tossing three coins into Rome's Trevi fountain, wishing for love and the guarantee of a return to wonderful, romantic Italy. Little did she know that those coins would lead to a new job, a new home, and a new life with a handsome Italian who lived with his mother until he was 35 years old. A hilarious story of a cross-cultural...
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After finally getting her ex-husband out of the house, a dynamic, American career woman wins a trip to Italy for two, brings her mother along and winds up tossing three coins into Rome's Trevi fountain, wishing for love and the guarantee of a return to wonderful, romantic Italy. Little did she know that those coins would lead to a new job, a new home, and a new life with a handsome Italian who lived with his mother until he was 35 years old. A hilarious story of a cross-cultural romance, 10 siblings, two Siamese cats, hundreds of trips, a few handy saints and a fun-loving mother who could spot a good thing when she saw it. Author Catherine Tondelli brings a whole new depth to tales of cross-cultural romance and mid-life changes across the background that is Bell' Italia. She embarks on an international adventure as seen through a mother's eyes and the hardship of raising 11 kids after dad leaves them high and dry in downtown Chicago. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a story of survival, love, kismet and what awaits those who can toss off their past as easily as tossing a few coins in a fountain.If you liked Bridget Jones Diary, Eat, Pray, Love or My big fat Greek wedding, you will love Three Coins in the Fountain.