Captain James Gould arrives in wartime Naples assigned to discourage marriages between British soldiers and their gorgeous Italian girlfriends. But the innocent young officer is soon distracted by an intoxicating young widow who knows her way arounda kitchen...Livia Pertini is creating feasts that stun the senses with their succulence—ruby-colored San Marzana tomatoes, glistening anchovies, and delectable new potatoes encrusted with the black volcanic earth of of Campania—and James is about to learn that his heart may rank higher than his orders. For romance can be born of the sweet and spicy passions of food and love—and time spent in the kitchen can be as joyful and exciting as the banquet of life itself!
I picked this book because it fit a catagory in my library's summer bingo reading program. One of the boxes was "Food For Thought". This definitely fit the bill as it is filled with delicious sounding food! It was an enjoyable read that did lose me a bit in the middle and had me skimming for a bit, but then got interesting again with a satisifying ending.
6 comments:
This one sounds like a book I could only read if I were full, otherwise it would make me hungry!!
Skimmming..but if it did get interesting later I guess that is ok
I had to add something to my previous comment, I'm not sure if there really was a position like this, but I know the soldiers were "really" interested in the Italian women, my dad included. My uncle who was unmarried at the time still had pictures of the lady he left behind when my cousin was clearing out his home after his death not too long ago. Isn't that something, I guess it wasn't really love, otherwise he would have gone back for her. My mom always was a little jealous of some Italian lady as well. These are the things soap operas are made of!
I'm glad that the ending made it a satisfying read!! Love the cover.
Shoot. Glad it had a good ending, but too bad it lagged a bit in the middle.
I just finished a book that I had to do a lot of skimming. I hate that!
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