Il Circolo is a reunion story, the rediscovery of family and roots. It’s the real dolce vita, lived to the tune of “Italian Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” If you like laughing, eating, and shopping, you’re in for a romp of a read. Magnifico!

—Mark Greenside, author of I’ll Never Be French (No Matter What I Do) and (not quite) Mastering the Art of French Living.