Author(s): Maeve Binchy

Romance

Realistically drawn characters, revealed in all their vulnerability and complexity, provide the most enjoyable element of great storytelling: surprise. Hoping to revitalize a dead-end career, Latin teacher Aidan Dunne is forming an evening Italian class. But the prospect of attracting students to his small secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin is daunting-until the appearance of Signora. This mysterious Irish woman, who speaks fluent Italian, has a contagious passion for Italy and for life. When she agrees to teach the class to a motley group of Dubliners, the consequences are life-altering for all of them.