A Portrait of Emily Price

By: Katherine Reay

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

“A delightful story of love, passion, and appetite, filled with Italian vivacity and charm.” (Anthony Capella, international best-selling author of The Food of Love and The Wedding Officer)

Art restorer Emily Price has never encountered anything she can’t fix - until she meets Ben, an Italian chef, who seems just right. But when Emily follows Ben home to Italy, she learns that his family is another matter.

Emily Price - fix-it girl extraordinaire and would-be artist - dreams of having a gallery show of her own. There is no time for distractions, especially not the ultimate distraction of falling in love.

But Chef Benito Vassallo’s relentless pursuit proves hard to resist. Visiting from Italy, Ben works to breathe new life into his aunt and uncle’s faded restaurant, Piccollo. Soon after their first meeting, he works to win Emily as well - inviting her into his world and into his heart.

Emily astonishes everyone when she accepts Ben’s proposal and follows him home. But instead of allowing the land, culture, and people of Monterello to transform her, Emily interferes with everyone and everything around her, alienating Ben’s tightly knit family. Only Ben’s father, Lucio, gives Emily the understanding she needs to lay down her guard. Soon, Emily’s life and art begin to blossom, and Italy’s beauty and rhythm take hold of her spirit.

Yet when she unearths long-buried family secrets, Emily wonders if she really fits into Ben’s world. Will the joys of Italy become just a memory, or will Emily share in the freedom and grace that her life with Ben has shown her are possible?

“A Portrait of Emily Price is a portrait of grace and love. Reay expertly weaves a story rich in taste and sight, wrapping it all with sigh-worthy romance. You’ll think of Emily and Ben and the hills of Italy long after you’ve read the last page. Reay is carving her name among the literary greats.” (Rachel Hauck, New York Times and USA TODAY best-selling author of The Wedding Dress)

©2016 Katherine Reay (P)2016 Thomas Nelson Publishers

Loved this book

Between the art, food and family I felt transported back to Italy! In fact, we booked a trip!

I Loved This Book

Fabulous book !!!! It is well written and the art info sounds so very interesting. I thought the romance was going in another direction, but the author did a great job . This is now in my favorites list. 😍😍😍

Heartwarming story

I really enjoyed the story. It is fun and heartwarming. The narrator has a strange accent. I would venture to guess that English is a section language based on where she puts emphasis on the vowels. Her attempt at an Italian accent unfortunately didn't work either. A good Italian accent wouldn't put this audiobook over the top.

I’m a new fan of Katherine Reay’s books

I’m a new fan of Katherine Reay. I love the women in her books—they are real and handle life with wisdom. I love the faith in God she weaves all through her novels. I’ve listened to this one twice because the human interactions of her characters mirror those of the people in my life. Good read!

Amazing Romance

This was a great romantic story and love and loss and the power of family

Love!

this is one of my favorite books. I have registered twice. I really like Katherine Reay novels. I loved the journey of a marriage vs waiting for the characters to fall for each other in the end.

I was impatient with Emily

The parts of the story about art and restoration were great! The rest of the storyline was predictable. The confused main character ( woman) who has teenager angst over everything. Ugh.

Not for me

The readers weren’t great, however it could have been because the story line was weak. Others may love this story I did not enjoy it.