A clever, engrossing portrait of class and prejudice When attractive, impulsive
English widow Lidia takes a holiday in Italy, she causes a scandal by marrying
Gino, a dashing and highly unsuitable Italian twelve years her junior. Prim and
snobbish, her in-laws make no attempt to hide their disapproval, and when
Lidias decision eventually brings disaster, her English relatives embark on an
expedition to face the uncouth foreigner. But their mission yields results that
are unexpected, to say the least. Confronted by the beauty of Italy and the
charm and vitality of the disreputable Gino, their own narrow lives are
shattered by emotion, upheaval, and violence.
