by Jess Walter
First published 2022
In the eternal city, a diverse group of American tourists collide with the fantastical. A young writer chases a mysterious woman through the winding streets. An elderly couple faces the specter of mortality. A teenager flees her overbearing mother. As their lives intersect, they grapple with their own anxieties and desires, all while the eternal city works its strange magic around them. In the end, each must confront what they truly seek - be it love, meaning, or escape.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, magical-realism
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, intersecting-lives
Setting: Rome
Period: 21st-century
274 pages · Hardcover · Harper