An exceptional book - it is full of extraordinary insights and describes Doerr's adventures in one of the most fascinating cities in the world. Does Anthony read Pliny, Dante and Keats? the old chroniclers of Rome? and visits the squares, temples and landmarks these men wrote about. He participates in the vigil of the dying John Paul II. and in December he takes his twins to the Pantheon to show them how snow falls inside through the eyepiece. Together with his family, he befriends the local butchers, greengrocers and bakers, whose noisy stories and peculiar educational advice are as irresistible as Rome itself. This personal book reveals much, is a celebration of Rome, a wonderful new perspective on parenting and a fascinating story of the writing craft ? thanks to which Doerr transforms his experiences and experiences into sentences.