{"product_id":"9780593134849","title":"Lizzie \u0026amp; Dante","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if falling in love means breaking someone’s heart?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Mary Bly","offers":[{"title":"Random House Publishing Group |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2022-06-07","offer_id":44151513448703,"sku":"9780593134849","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f5b01d67-3191-472d-8e09-0cb1caa5bb88.jpg?v=1657984766","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780593134849","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}