When in Rome: A Novel

ISBN: 0593184084

Author: Callanan, Liam

Condition: New

From nationally bestselling, award-winning author Liam Callanan, the story of an opportunity to start over at midlife, a chance to save a struggling convent in the Eternal City, and the dramatic re-emergence of an old flame . . .Claire, fifty-two, desperately desires a fresh start. After decades as a real estate broker specializing in old religious properties, shes looking for something new. And then, on the eve of her thirtieth college reunion, a call comes from Rome.Its from a struggling convent facing a precipitous end, and Claire isnt so sure she can help out. But once in Rome, she finds a group of funny, fearless nuns in a gorgeous, if crumbling, villa, a city whose colors deepen as she spends miles running its streets, and above all, a chance to reflect. It leads her unexpectedly to wonder: maybe she should stay in Rome. In the convent. Forever.Her college roommate and business partner has thoughts. So does Claires daughter. And so does Marcus, a once-buzzy actor, whos still as devastatingly handsome as he was when he first fell for Claire at eighteen. Hes come and gone from Claires life since college but reappears in Rome just as shes about to decide whats next.A look at faith, in oneself as much as a higher power, and love, romantic and familial, lost and found, this is the thoroughly charming story of one woman who sets out to rewrite her past and future, only to be surprised by the plot twists life takes . . . when in Rome.