It was the quiet ones you had to watch. That’s where the real passion was lurking.

They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school
on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian. It was Latin teacher Aidan
Dunne’s last chance to revive a failing marriage and a dead-end career. But Aidan’s
dream was headed for disaster until the mysterious Signora appeared, transforming
a shared passion for Italy into a life-altering adventure for them all … bank clerk
Bill and his dizzy fiance Lizzie: a couple headed for trouble … Kathy, a hardworking
innocent propelled into adulthood in a shocking moment of truth … Connie, the gorgeous
rich lady with a scandal ready to explode … glowering Lou, who joined the class as
a cover for crime. And Signora, whose passionate past remained a secret as she changed
all their lives forever… .

From the New York Times bestselling author of This Year
It Will Be Different, The Glass Lake, and Circle of Friends, comes a novel filled
with Maeve Binchy’s signature warmth, wit, and sheer storytelling genius-a spellbinding
tale of men and women whose quiet lives hide the most unexpected things… .