Straight Uphill: A Tale of Love and Chocolate

Jess Wells

Feb 2020 · Cortero

Ebook

200

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

In a hilltop Italian village, women chocolatiers work the improbable magic of love and chocolate…

After tragedy strikes, brokenhearted Gretchen takes a holiday in a hilltop Italian village to seek peace and solitude. Through chance, she meets Bettina, an elderly woman estranged from her legacy as a chocolatier. Gretchen soon finds herself wrapped in the aromas of chocolate and caramel and butter and wine, as villagers past and present, question all aspects of love that send her on a journey of self-discovery and healing. But will Gretchen truly be able to leave the past behind and open her heart again to life and love, or will she be content to drown her sorrows in chocolate?

About the author

Jess Wells is the author of five novels and five books of short stories, and is the recipient of a San Francisco Arts Council Grant for Literature. Her work is included in more than three dozen anthologies and literary journals, has been reprinted in the UK and translated into Italian. Wells teaches writing at schools and conferences nation-wide.

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