{"product_id":"9781742625171","title":"The Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I know this is my final leaving because it's so different from my many other leavings. This time, I actually want Paolo to find someone else-perhaps a lovely Florentine girl who he can marry, someone who will make him happy by giving him children and a family of his own. He deserves it after waiting for more than a decade for me to make up my mind...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Clifford was sixteen when she arrived in Florence for the first time, keen to experience life beyond her Australian convent-school and work out what she wanted to do with her future. Falling in love with a local called Paolo was not part of the plan...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of Lisa's love affair with Paolo, and of her love for Florence and the Tuscan mountains-the landscapes, the people and the food. But far from settling into a contented life in Italy, Lisa soon realised that being an independent and ambitious Australian girl made it difficult to fit in with the age-old traditions of an Italian family. She was torn between her desire to stay with Paolo, and her need to return home-to her family, to the relaxed Australian way of a life, and to a career. Should she stay, or should she go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with humour and passion, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is about loss and heartache and growing up. Above all, it is a story that proves love does find a way-and that some promises are made to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173956763888,"sku":"9781742625171","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781742625171_p0.jpg?v=1763703389","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781742625171","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}