Italian Lessons is a novel by Peter Pezzelli

Peter Pezzelli

Peter Pezzelli is an author from Narragansett, Rhode Island, who is best known for writing five novels. He lives with his wife, two children and their dog in Rhode Island where, most days, he is busy at work on his next novel. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Peter Pezzelli grew up in the town of...

. It was published in trade paperback by Kensington Publishing on October 1, 2007

2007 in literature

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Reception

A Publishers Weekly review says "Pezzelli (Francesca's Kitchen; Every Sunday; etc.), brings his fans a light if sometimes trite story of two lovelorn men who form an unlikely friendship. Recent college graduate Carter Quinn has fallen in love with Elena, a beautiful woman with whom he has had little more than a conversation in which he learned she was from a small town in Italy. Carter has the somewhat unrealistic dream of traveling to Italy to pursue his newfound love. Not knowing the language, Carter turns to Giancarlo Rosa, a local music professor in Providence, R.I., for private Italian lessons, though Giancarlo is leery of taking on Quinn as a student. He does, of course, and Giancarlo's broken heart—the result of a long-ago betrayal—begins slowly to mend itself. After a summer of intense study, Quinn leaves for Italy, and Giancarlo wonders whether he should again allow himself to love. Pezzelli makes readers want to believe in love at first sight, and his earnest storytelling should win over its share of readers."