About the Author

LAURA FRASER is the author of the bestselling memoir An Italian Affair and Losing It, an investigative look at the weight-loss industry. She is a contributing editor to More magazine, and has written for Gourmet; O, The Oprah Magazine; the New York Times; AFAR; Self; Glamour; Vogue, Elle; Redbook; Tricycle; and more.

Reviews

“Makes you want to pack your bags, explore the world, mend your broken heart, and totally reclaim your life.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
 
"Even as her journey turns into an emotional roller-coaster, Fraser’s intimate and inspiring tale delivers a life-expanding embrace of the planet’s everyday pleasures and unpredictabilities."
—National Geographic Traveler


Praise for the New York Times bestselling AN ITALIAN AFFAIR
 
“Sweet, smart. We are smitten from the start.”
—O: The Oprah Magazine
 
“Luscious. . . . Fraser is such a charmer, so smart, honest, observant, incisive and funny, that within a few pages the reader is entirely hers.”
—The Washington Post
 
“A beach book for your brain. . . . A sexy, intellectual read.”
—Redbook
 
“Both a grand travelogue and a thoughtful look at reclaiming independence.”
—Conde Nast Traveler
 
“A deliciously romantic story, made even more captivating by the idea that someone actually experienced it.”
—The Times (London)

"Makes you want to pack your bags, explore the world, mend your broken heart, and totally reclaim your life."
-Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

"Even as her journey turns into an emotional roller-coaster, Fraser's intimate and inspiring tale delivers a life-expanding embrace of the planet's everyday pleasures and unpredictabilities."
-National Geographic Traveler


Praise for the New York Times bestselling AN ITALIAN AFFAIR

"Sweet, smart. We are smitten from the start."
-O: The Oprah Magazine

"Luscious. . . . Fraser is such a charmer, so smart, honest, observant, incisive and funny, that within a few pages the reader is entirely hers."
-The Washington Post

"A beach book for your brain. . . . A sexy, intellectual read."
-Redbook

"Both a grand travelogue and a thoughtful look at reclaiming independence."
-Conde Nast Traveler

"A deliciously romantic story, made even more captivating by the idea that someone actually experienced it."
-The Times (London)