Evening Class

"Signora" wird sie von allen genannt, die Frau, die vor vielen Jahren mit ihrem Geliebten nach Sizilien ging. Nach Dublin zurückgekehrt, bietet sie Abendkurse in Italienisch an, die viel Zulauf finden. Die unterschiedlichsten Teilnehmer treffen zusammen - sie alle entdecken in Signoras Unterrichtsstunden, daß das Leben mehr für sie bereithält, als sie sich jemals hätten träumen lassen. Eine Reise nach Rom, die den krönenden Abschluß des Kurses bilden soll, wird für die Teilnehmer zur Schicksalsfahrt.

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. . . .