What Have We Done?

A Rosie Life In Italy, Book 2

De: Rosie Meleady

Narrado por: 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

Witty story

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

Great read

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

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.

What Have We Done?!

The continued & thoroughly entertaining experience of an Irish family’s journey in Italy
during Covid while relocating, renovating & renewing their home & themselves while adapting to a new culture & language!

Coping Through The Pandemic

This book made me take a look back to three pandemic through different eyes. The trials and situations this family went through was both sad and funny. Well written Rosey!! Off too book 3!

A fun listen

Rosie makes you feel like you are a part of her family adventure. The book is so humble and down to earth. I love old houses so following the renovation progress and all the people coming and going was great fun. Learning about living in Italy as a foreigner was interesting. Hearing about the people, food, customs was interesting. And most of all getting to hear Rosie’s perspective as a mother , wife , and friend during the dreaded COVID year of 2020. A reminder to all of us about what’s important . The narration was terrific! 👍

Loving Rosie

Rosie has captured my heart. Her story telling is fabulous. I am going to read all her books.

Moved to Italy( vicariously)!

Since it’s always been my dream to move to a foreign country, i thoroughly enjoyed this book! Her story telling put me right there in Italy. Loved all the adventures along the way.