It was the quiet ones you had to watch.
That's where the real passion was lurking.
They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian.
It was Latin teacher Aidan Dunne's last chance to revive a failing marriage and a dead-end career.
But Aidan's dream was headed for disaster until the mysterious Signora appeared, transforming a shared passion for Italy into a life-altering adventure for them all.
bank clerk Bill and his dizzy fiance Lizzie: a couple headed for trouble.
Kathy, a hardworking innocent propelled into adulthood in a shocking moment of truth.
Connie, the gorgeous rich lady with a scandal ready to explode.
glowering Lou, who joined the class as a cover for crime.
And Signora, whose passionate past remained a secret as she changed all their lives forever.
From the New York Times bestselling author of This Year It Will Be Different, The Glass Lake, and Circle of Friends, comes a novel filled with Maeve Binchy's signature warmth, wit, and sheer storytelling genius--a spellbinding tale of men and women whose quiet lives hide the most unexpected things.
Lizzie | A couple headed for troublekathy a hardworking innocent propelled into adulthood in a shocking moment of truthconnie the gorgeous rich lady with a scandal ready to explodeglowering |
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