The Angel of Rome
“Narrator Edoardo Ballerini makes Rome blossom in this coming-of-age novella by Jess Walter and Ballerini…Ballerini deftly intertwines the bravado, beauty, and kindness of these characters with Jack’s innocence, but his gift to the listener is his poignant portrayal of the present-day Jack—middle-aged, self-actualized, and forever grateful for the redemptive friendships forged in Rome.”
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A young American studying in Rome gets swept up in the glamorous world of cinema when he meets a beautiful Italian actress near the end of her career and an irrepressible American TV star hoping to revive his.
In this romantic and comic story about class, language, and the art of reinvention, “Nebraska Jack" Rigel is about to quit his Latin studies program at the Vatican when he suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the mysterious and ethereal Angelina Amadio, the famous Angel of Rome.
Hired to translate the romantic feelings of the unpredictable former television detective Ronnie Tower, Jack must navigate these two forces of nature in a Rome of late night bars and fancy villas, as he searches for his own role to play.
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