“A marvelous novel, written with style, gusto and immense charm. Patricia Schonstein manages to capture the colors, sounds, scents, tastes and soul of Italy in this delightfully dark and witty fairy tale, peopled with lovers, Madonnas, angels, demons, epicureans and ladies of the night.” - Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat
“Reminiscent of Like Water for Chocolate…food figures prominently in a narrative that pulses with mouth-watering and seething passion.” - Library Journal