Moving to Italy to escape your problems sounds like an excellent plan, especially when pasta and a charming bookstore are involved. Unfortunately, Boo Walker’s The English Bookstore in Bologna proves that emotional...
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A 63-year-old woman enrolls in culinary school to win back her husband, and the life waiting for her might be better than the one she’s trying to save.
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