Roman Mornings - Matson Taylor

A glorious novel of hope and healing for fans of Armistead Maupin, Fredrik Backman and Kate Atkinson from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick The Miseducation of Evie Epworth‘Roman Mornings sets out to charm and beguile. Cats talk and statues come to life, nudging the characters towards happy endings. Matson Taylor treats his English abroad characters with infectious affection. Bob tries to be more Italian: swaggering down the street, buying racy socks. The unlikely quartet visit an Italian disco with a Beatles-obsessed nun. Roman Mornings worked on me, and if any palazzo-dwelling eccentrics want to adopt a middle-aged book reviewer…’ Antonia Senior, The Times 'Rome is both healer and magician in this enchanting novel of homecoming and belonging, and of the transformational power of friendship. Delizioso' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life'Taylor’s prose is lilting and lyrical, capturing the city’s beguiling atmosphere, creating the perfect backdrop for the allure of la dolce vita' Daily Mail 1952, Trastevere, Rome. An idyllic maze crammed full of narrow streets and eccentric characters. A young English woman, Clementine Severs, arrives armed with a teaching certificate and enough idealism to fill a host of Grecian urns. By 1976, she finds herself wilting, her youthful dreams squashed by time and tide. A chance encounter between an angel and a speeding mint green Vespa brings her into contact with a troubled young carpenter called Montgomery Marsh. Clemmie
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