{"product_id":"lizzie-dante-hbdc","title":"Lizzie \u0026 Dante: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe insightful, audacious, and deeply romantic story of a woman whose life turns upside down after she meets an enigmatic chef on vacation in Italy, from a New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delicious.”—People • “Smart, sexy and funny, full of joy in simple pleasures.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if falling in love means breaking someone’s heart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the heels of a difficult break-up and a devastating diagnosis, Shakespeare scholar Lizzie Delford decides to take one last lavish vacation on Elba, the sun-kissed island off the Italian coast, with her best friend and his movie-star boyfriend. Once settled into a luxurious seaside resort, Lizzie has to make big decisions about her future, and she needs the one thing she may be running out of: time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe leaves the yacht owners and celebrities behind and sneaks off to the public beach, where she meets a sardonic chef named Dante, his battered dog, Lulu, and his wry daughter, Etta, a twelve-year-old desperate for a mother. While Dante shows Lizzie the island’s secrets, and Etta dazzles with her irreverent humor, Lizzie is confronted with a dilemma. Is it right to fall in love if time is short? Is it better to find a mother briefly, or to have no mother at all? And most pressingly, are the delicacies of life worth tasting, even if you will get to savor them only for a short while? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA luscious story of love, courage, and Italian wine, Lizzie \u0026amp; Dante demands to know how far we should travel to find a future worth fighting for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Bly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229209571553,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0792\/3681\/files\/9780593134825.jpg?v=1781717695","url":"https:\/\/thefreckledpage.com\/products\/lizzie-dante-hbdc","provider":"The Freckled Page","version":"1.0","type":"link"}