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A Summer In Europe

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 Mah-jongg 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. Revelling 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...

Important places

Capri (48)
Dubuque (6)

Counties

Dubuque (6)

Regions

Roma (1,363)
Napoli (269)
Iowa (567)

Countries

Italy (5,202)
United States (64,950)

Other geographical areas

Campania (323)
Central Lowlands (North America) (1,334)
Lazio (1,399)
Upper Midwest (2,971)
Southern Europe (7,123)