Botticelli Blue Skies an American in Florence

by Merrill Joan Gerber

When Merrill Joan Gerber’s husband receives an offer to teach in Italy for three months she is less than thrilled at the thought of leaving her home, family and friends to travel to a country where she does not even speak the language. What happens when Gerber gets over the culture shock of four dollar Coca Colas and skinning her own chickens, turns into a love affair with Italy, the art, the land and her people. Botticelli Blue Skies an American in Florence is a funny, very real, travel memoir that will have you cheering for Joan and sharing her tears when her journey comes to an end.

- Karen