I Wouldn't Leave Rome to Go to Heaven

This book is so much fun. It may be about 3 women, all looking for Mr. Right, but both my husband and I (I, who presumably already have found Mr. Right) found it a page-turner. Davidow has a great sense of story and dialog, and she makes the most of the world's most intriguing city--because she lives there. "I Wouldn't Leave Rome to Go the Heaven" should be required reading for anyone going to Trastevere, and highly recommended for anyone going to Rome--even via armchair. Hey, Joie, is there going to be a sequel?

If you've ever loved a city, you'd know how easy it is to love Rome. And Joie Davidow describes Rome in a modern, highly lived-in way. If you've ever sat in a caffe' and learned to linger and wondered about the man with the big hat, the woman with the long scarf, the waiter with the look, this book brings all of them to life within the sinuous streets of the Trastevere of today -- where one is as likely to hear Moroccan accented Italian, Albanian and English mixed with Italian or Spanish, even romanesco if you're lucky! The personaggi 's lives --highly intelligent people they are, people who know much about themselves - rise out of those steamed cappuccini, take form and shape and lead us through the city that is heaven to Joie, and thanks to her, to me as well. Grazie Joie!