Lessons in Italian

The Irish writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) is well known not only in her homeland but also around the world. Her books have consistently become bestsellers and have received prestigious international awards multiple times. True fame came to her after the release of her first novel "Light a Candle" (1982). The novel "Lessons in Italian" is written with humor and sincere love for the characters. An unusual story about very ordinary people. ...She lived in Sicily for many years before returning to her native Ireland. Soon she received an offer to teach evening Italian courses at a Dublin school. By the way, not a very prosperous one. And the chances that this course would be successful were almost nonexistent. Not to mention the prospect of seeing Italy again... But fate had its own plans. The announcement for the Italian language course generated unexpected interest, and a fairly large and diverse group gathered for the classes. What united these people, perhaps, was one thing: the desire to bring a breath of fresh air into their lives, which the distant Italy became for them — warm, generous, talkative. Perhaps because their teacher left her heart there...