'This isn't a mid-life crisis OK? For a start I'm not old enough yet to
have one of those. I'm calling it a happiness project. I've stolen an
entire summer from my life and by the time it's over I plan to leave
this place with a list in my hand. The ten things that make me happy,
that's all I want to know. How difficult can it be? They may be small
things - a perfect cup of coffee, a day without rain - or bigger ones.
It's still the beginning so how can I know?'
Addolorata Martinelli knows she should be happy. She has everything she
thought she wanted - her own business, a husband, a child. So why does
she feel as if something is missing? Then when her restaurant, Little
Italy, is slated by a reviewer, she realises that she's lost the one
thing she thought she could always count on, her love of food.
So Addolorata heads to Venice for a summer alone, aiming to find the ten
things that make her happy. Once she's found them, she'll construct a
new life around her ten things, but will they include her life in
London?