A language class is supposed to teach people how to speak. Elena’s students are about to discover when they must act.
At a senior center in California, an unlikely circle gathers each week to practice Italian. They are widows, travelers, skeptics, dreamers, and friends who have learned that fluency matters less than courage. Their lessons are filled with espresso, teasing, unexpected confessions, and the comic hazards of speaking before thinking.
Then a journey to Trieste carries the class far beyond the safety of grammar.
In a luminous city shaped by sea winds, shifting borders, and beautiful facades, a stranger’s story draws them into a mystery involving a missing woman, a false identity, and a danger that cannot be dismissed as a translation error. To help, Elena and her students must decide how much they are willing to risk—and what friendship requires when the right words are no longer enough.
Warm, witty, and suspenseful, The Italian Class is a novel about late adventures, unexpected loyalty, and the new lives that become possible when ordinary people dare to say yes.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Every Tuesday morning, a group of strangers gathers in an Italian language class in Southern California. Some come to prepare for a dream vacation, others to keep their minds active, and a few simply to find companionship. Over cappuccinos after class, they become friends.Everything changes when Katya, a quiet immigrant from Eastern Europe, joins the class. Fluent in Italian but guarded about her past, she awakens both curiosity and suspicion. When she describes the beauty of Trieste, a city on Italy's Adriatic coast where cultures and histories meet, the class enthusiastically decides to spend ten days there together, renting a historic villa overlooking the sea.What begins as a joyful journey of language, food, music, and friendship soon takes an unexpected turn. A chance encounter with a distinguished businessman from Katya's past reveals that she has been hiding far more than painful memories. As long-buried secrets emerge, the class finds itself drawn into a dangerous world of human trafficking, corruption, and moral choices that none of them ever imagined they would face.To save Katya's younger sister and bring a ruthless criminal to justice, these ordinary retirees must decide whether to walk away-or stand beside someone who has become one of their own.Set against the unforgettable beauty of Trieste-its elegant cafes, windswept piazzas, the Adriatic Sea, and the timeless grandeur of Miramare-The Italian Class is a moving novel of friendship, courage, redemption, and the transformative power of education.Heartwarming, suspenseful, and deeply human, it celebrates teachers, lifelong learning, and the extraordinary things that can happen when strangers open their hearts, discover a common purpose, and realize that family is sometimes the one we choose. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781969933288
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A language class is supposed to teach people how to speak. Elena's students are about to discover when they must act.At a senior center in California, an unlikely circle gathers each week to practice Italian. They are widows, travelers, skeptics, dreamers, and friends who have learned that fluency matters less than courage. Their lessons are filled with espresso, teasing, unexpected confessions, and the comic hazards of speaking before thinking.Then a journey to Trieste carries the class far beyond the safety of grammar.In a luminous city shaped by sea winds, shifting borders, and beautiful facades, a stranger's story draws them into a mystery involving a missing woman, a false identity, and a danger that cannot be dismissed as a translation error. To help, Elena and her students must decide how much they are willing to risk-and what friendship requires when the right words are no longer enough.Warm, witty, and suspenseful, The Italian Class is a novel about late adventures, unexpected loyalty, and the new lives that become possible when ordinary people dare to say yes. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781969933288
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Every Tuesday morning, a group of strangers gathers in an Italian language class in Southern California. Some come to prepare for a dream vacation, others to keep their minds active, and a few simply to find companionship. Over cappuccinos after class, they become friends.Everything changes when Katya, a quiet immigrant from Eastern Europe, joins the class. Fluent in Italian but guarded about her past, she awakens both curiosity and suspicion. When she describes the beauty of Trieste, a city on Italy's Adriatic coast where cultures and histories meet, the class enthusiastically decides to spend ten days there together, renting a historic villa overlooking the sea.What begins as a joyful journey of language, food, music, and friendship soon takes an unexpected turn. A chance encounter with a distinguished businessman from Katya's past reveals that she has been hiding far more than painful memories. As long-buried secrets emerge, the class finds itself drawn into a dangerous world of human trafficking, corruption, and moral choices that none of them ever imagined they would face.To save Katya's younger sister and bring a ruthless criminal to justice, these ordinary retirees must decide whether to walk away-or stand beside someone who has become one of their own.Set against the unforgettable beauty of Trieste-its elegant cafes, windswept piazzas, the Adriatic Sea, and the timeless grandeur of Miramare-The Italian Class is a moving novel of friendship, courage, redemption, and the transformative power of education.Heartwarming, suspenseful, and deeply human, it celebrates teachers, lifelong learning, and the extraordinary things that can happen when strangers open their hearts, discover a common purpose, and realize that family is sometimes the one we choose. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781969933288
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