I Wouldn't Leave Rome to Go to Heaven

By Joie Davidow

In this wise and humorous novel, three single women, all expatriates living in Rome, face middle-age: Margaret walked out on her husband as soon as her son was old enough to leave home, and she's never regretted it. She relishes her solitary lifestyle until illness threatens her independence. Katja, a former model, still believes that Mr. Right will come along and she fights hard to stay beautiful until he does. Francesca has recently ended a relationship she hopes will be her last big mistake. She wants to slink into a cozy old age alone, but the dark-eyed men of Rome are impossible to ignore.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joie Davidow
• Release date: Dec 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465780270

Joie Davidow

Joie Davidow is a writing coach and the author of several books, including a memoir, Marked for Life; the nonfiction Infusions of Healing; a novel, An Unofficial Marriage: A Novel about Pauline Viardot and Ivan Turgenev; and, with Esmeralda Santiago, the editor of short-story anthologies Las Mamis and Las Christmas. In her career as a journalist, Davidow was the founder and editor of two award-winning magazines—L.A. Style and Sí—and a cofounder and editor of L.A. Weekly newspaper.

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