gailspilsbury

Set in Rome, Italy, "Natalie & Antonella" is a contemporary story-sexy, sophisticated, and driven by memorable characters, with themes of love, marriage, friendship, gender, family, and social divisions. The story offers Italy's sensuality and moments of hilarity. Antonella (35) and Natalie (75) are interpreters at the Italian Foreign Ministry and good friends but with different views on men and relationships. Natalie believes in marriage, and Antonella likes her freedom. She's dating two men at once-Greg, an American filmmaker, and Lawrence, an Italian doctor. After a while, the men insist she choose between them, no more alternating date and sex nights. Antonella comes up with a great idea ... and the men agree, setting off one of the novel's rollicking adventures.…