"I resisted, but she drew me back. I stayed away, but she beckoned
me. I distanced myself, but she haunted me. I even rejected her but
she did not abandon me..." She Seduced Me is that rare book in
which the reader becomes part of a magical world in which places,
monuments and artists come alive through their stories. In this
case, however, that world is Rome and the reader becomes a
participant in the ebb and flow of the city and gains insight into
why so many have fallen in love with Rome despite its faults. This
work of nonfiction is divided into chapters in which the reader
experiences aspects of art, culture, history and the present
through the eyes of the writer and of the inhabitants of Rome, past
and present. The journey commences with the reader accompanying the
author who, standing in front of Michelangelo's Moses statue, mouth
agape, almost hears the artist scream at his creation: "Speak!"
From this an odyssey of wonder begins: what is the story behind the
Trevi fountain, behind that rock in the middle of the Roman Forum,
behind all those priests and nuns everywhere, behind everything one
stumbles upon, wonders about and takes selfies in front of? The
quest is to uncover those stories. Author and reader continue to
explore the life in the piazzas, experience camaraderie with street
performers, see history through all the senses, get lost in Rome,
observe Americans and foreigners, discover unique places to eat,
speak with Romans, explore the houses of Nero, Augustus and Livia,
encounter Caravaggio and chats with expats. This work is a virtual
tour through a magical city that educates and enthralls.
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