NEW YORK—April 20, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, The Little Lark Still Sings: A True Story of Love, Change, and an Old Tuscan Farmhouse, by Victoria Smith, examines how even when true love goes awry, it can still transform into something new and exciting. Early readers say that The Little Lark Still Sings is a book for these times: finding themselves transported to Tuscany without leaving home, learning practical tips on dealing with a 24/7 relationship, and being inspired to visit Cortona as soon as holiday travel is possible.
In The Little Lark Still Sings, Victoria and Larry, newly retired and very much in love, follow their dream to move to Italy and transform a crumbling stone farmhouse into their full-time home. They soon learn the truth about moving to a foreign country. What was to be a romantic adventure and enchanting new life quickly turns into a test of character that almost undoes them.
Victoria, a former senior executive at a major Chicago advertising agency and one of the first women in marketing at Procter & Gamble, becomes intimidated and dependent facing unexpectedly daily challenges in their new culture. Larry, a consultant for decades, longs for personal time to study and write, not to be consumed with handling all the problems of the move and Victoria’s insecurity. With courage and vulnerability, Victoria shares their story honestly, hoping it might encourage others in their own struggles and inspire them to follow their own dreams.
The Little Lark Still Sings showcases Victoria’s brilliant gift of detail as she brings characters, cathedrals and countryside to life and draws readers into Cortona, a community intact for centuries. She weaves a beautiful tapestry of their marriage, treasures of Italy, and the kind Cortonese. As a new resident with a sense of wonder, Victoria helps us pause to marvel at the beauty, art, history and majesty of Italy, and discover insightful and valuable life lessons in this captivating Italian adventure.
If you would like more information about this new release or to schedule an interview with Victoria Smith, please contact her at victoria.lark@lodolina.com.
About the Author: Victoria Smith is a marketing executive who gave up her comfortable American life for the romantic adventure of moving to Tuscany with her husband. Typically undaunted ― one of the first women in marketing at Procter & Gamble in the early 1970s, mega-agency advertising executive in the 1980s, single mom for over a decade ― Victoria’s confidence was rocked by the hurdles of living in a foreign culture. Today, she and her husband are fully engaged in their hill town community, zip up narrow steep roads, press their own olive oil, host friends and family, and are inspired every day by Italy’s dolce vita. Victoria continues her writing and work with local and global entities and returns to the USA to enjoy time with their kids and grandkids.
More About This Title: The Little Lark Still Sings: A True Story of Love, Change, and an Old Tuscan Farmhouse, by Victoria Smith, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on April 20, 2021. The Little Lark Still Sings—9781631952197—has 512 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $24.95.
About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold.
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