{"product_id":"lizzie-dante-paperback","title":"Lizzie \u0026 Dante - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Bly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe insightful, audacious, and deeply romantic story of a woman whose life turns upside down after she meets an enigmatic chef on vacation in Italy, from a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delicious.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003c\/b\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eSmart, sexy and funny, full of joy in simple pleasures.\"--Minneapolis \u003ci\u003eStar-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if falling in love means breaking someone's heart?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the heels of a difficult break-up and a devastating diagnosis, Shakespeare scholar Lizzie Delford decides to take one last lavish vacation on Elba, the sun-kissed island off the Italian coast, with her best friend and his movie-star boyfriend. Once settled into a luxurious seaside resort, Lizzie has to make big decisions about her future, and she needs the one thing she may be running out of: \u003ci\u003etime. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe leaves the yacht owners and celebrities behind and sneaks off to the public beach, where she meets a sardonic chef named Dante, his battered dog, Lulu, and his wry daughter, Etta, a twelve-year-old desperate for a mother. While Dante shows Lizzie the island's secrets, and Etta dazzles with her irreverent humor, Lizzie is confronted with a dilemma. Is it right to fall in love if time is short? Is it better to find a mother briefly, or to have no mother at all? And most pressingly, are the delicacies of life worth tasting, even if you will get to savor them only for a short while? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA luscious story of love, courage, and Italian wine, \u003ci\u003eLizzie \u0026amp; Dante \u003c\/i\u003edemands to know how far we should travel to find a future worth fighting for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Bly \u003c\/b\u003eis a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author under the name Eloisa James, and chair of the English department at Fordham University. She lives with her family in New York City, but can sometimes be found in Paris or Italy. She is the mother of two and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.3 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697258238015,"sku":"9780593134849","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/27381bbdba9d62c8403dc7306b611027.webp?v=1765008892","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lizzie-dante-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}