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When in Rome...
Author: Gemma Townley

Book Information
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780345467560 - ISBN-10: 0345467566
Publication Date: 2/3/2004
Pages: 320


Other Versions of this Book: Audio Cassette, Audio CD

Book Description:
When in Rome, do as Audrey Hepburn would do. Failing that, run off with your ex-boyfriend, carry suspicious packages through customs, and lie to the person who loves you. . . .

Georgie Beauchamp is totally happy and in love with her wonderful, dependable boyfriend, David. So why does she always daydream about running into her gorgeous ex-boyfriend Mike? It can’t mean she’s still in love with him—especially since the cad dumped her so horribly. As luck would have it, when Georgie’s daydream actually comes true, she is dressed in unglamorous sweats and carrying a curtain rod down the street, while Mike is driving an expensive sports car and looking better than Brad Pitt at the Oscars. She longs to have the glamorous life Mike can offer—and starts to think that he might want her back in his arms.

But when he invites her for a weekend in Rome, Georgie is torn. David has always said he’d take her there for the romantic getaway of a lifetime, but his work keeps him totally tied up. So she must choose: David, all comfort and reliability, or Mike, all flirtation and butterfly-stomachs. The decision isn’t too hard to make, and faster than she can say Vespa, she’s off to Rome with Mike, full of plans to frolic on the Spanish Steps and sip wine in intimate trattorias. But when David shows up unexpectedly, this roman holiday gets a hell of a lot more complicated. . . .

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Top Member Book Reviews

Cybele H. (Cybele) wrote on 8/19/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Funny and light. Another story about a misguided but mostly well-meaning young woman. If you like Sophie Kinsella's books, you'll probably like Gemma Townley's, too.

Keri (JaneAustenFan) wrote on 7/19/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this book and made me want to go to Rome. Also highly reminded me of Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn.

Angela K. wrote on 2/14/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

the author couldn't have said it any better : "a novel of piazzas and passion"

ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) wrote on 11/20/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A light-hearted intertaining story, with an unbelievably naive and flaky main character. The novel is witty, humorous and fast-paced, with many reference to the film "Roman Holiday."

Sue S. (Kasue) wrote on 1/30/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Modern English girl has a reliable boyfriend, but when her handsome, dashing ex-boyfriend reappears in her life and invites her to Rome for the weekend, she impulsively decides to accept. An easy chick-lit read, but the stupidity of the main character was kind of annoying.

Angie B. wrote on 1/21/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book has some cute humor :) Gemma Townley is Sophia Kinsella's sister!


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Nicole M. wrote on 6/26/2009...


Very cute book. A quick and easy, light-hearted read.

Rachel F. (tnrachel) wrote on 7/8/2008...


Breezy read. If you want a bit of fluff with not many characters to keep up with, this is your book. The story is silly, but as with 99.9% of this type of book, it has a happy ending.

Emily B. (koreanprincess24) wrote on 11/12/2006...


Very funny book to read.


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