When In Rome by Nicky Pellegrino

Popular local author Nicky Pellegrino is back with her latest novel and fans will not be disappointed.

Set in Rome in the fifties, it’s the story of Seraphina, a young girl born to a mother who keeps her three daughters by working as a prostitute.

Seraphina doesn’t want to work in the family trade so when fate offers her the opportunity to work for the Hollywood star Mario Lanza and his family, she jumps at the chance.

She starts off as an assistant to Mario’s wife, but soon becomes indispensable to the family, and they to her. They are more real than her own mother and sisters but will she choose loyalty and service over love?

Pellegrino’s love of Italy, food and Mario Lanza comes through loud and clear in this light, entertaining read.

RRP $36.99
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Hachette