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Friday, 13 September, 2019 - A farmhouse just outside Cuspide, Benevento...Recently graduated, heartbroken, and desperate for La Dolce Vita, Sophie moves to the South of Italy in search of a new life. But when she meets the unhappily-married Federica and her androgynous cousin Volta, all are forced to confront questions of identity and belonging in the 'City of Ghosts' - where eyes are everywhere, and desire can be dangerous.More than a love story, This Isn't Italian Romance (c.72,000 words) is a tale of change & tradition, sexuality & denial, and self & society, set in the real Italian South. Teo Eve is a British/Italian writer, author of the experimental poetry books The Ox House and I Imagine an Image. After graduating with a BA and MA in English Studies (with Creative Writing) from the University of Nottingham, Teo trained to teach at Brunel University, and subsequently taught at an international school in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Teo currently resides in Ghent, Belgium.