What Have We Done?

A Rosie Life In Italy, Book 2

By: Rosie Meleady

Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly

What do you do when your adult kids fly the nest and you are having a midlife crisis during a global pandemic? You buy a 22 room derelict villa in Italy while grocery shopping of course. Well, that is what Rosie did.

Buying the house was an accident. She only went out for bananas.

Rosie embarks on renovating her 22 room "new" home in Italy with a non-negotiable move-in date of Christmas Eve. Surrounded by a cast of interesting characters, the Irish woman learns the Italian way of life and house renovating in the country she wants to call home. But when the project manager goes AWOL, non-Italian speaking Rosie has no option but to take control with the help of a translation app.

With no heating, windows disappearing, mystery holes in the garden, water flooding down the stairs, a pandemic destroyed business and with a move-in date that seems more laughable than doable, Rosie begins to question if she was crazy to follow through on her fabulous midlife crisis dream of renovating a villa in Italy.

©2021, 2022 Rosie Meleady (P)2023 Rosie Meleady

Wonderfully Entertaining!

As someone hoping to buy a property in Italy, Rosie has helped me decide to jump in and live my dream. If she can get through all the chaos with humor while renovating her home, I’m sure I can too! Most of all, this book shows you to appreciate what’s important in your life and how to enjoy both good and bad times. I can’t wait to read her next two books!

Entertaining

Rosie has a way of making you feel like you are there for her drama, her laughs, her experiences.

Great read

A fun, interesting but easy read…truly delightful story! I can’t wait to start the next book!

Witty story

Very funny story about the challenges of relocating to another country while renovating an old home during a world wide pandemic.

Best ever

This story is so relatable and wonderfully told while finding the humor of 2020 Covid!