It Takes Two

By Patrizia Chen

Book Overview

Francesca Rivabuona is fifty and exhausted by the monotony of her life. Stuck in a stale marriage with grown children who have long since fled the coop, and desperate to escape the endless cycle of Upper East Side dinner parties and charity luncheons, she jumps at the chance to write an article about Buenos Aires for a glossy travel magazine. Francesca is instantly captivated by Buenos Aires's palpable rhythm. She explores the city with her new friends--a group of tango dancers who give her an insider's scoop into the best Buenos Aires has to offer--and rediscovers the sense of passion and excitement she thought she had relinquished forever. As Francesca learns to master the sensual movements of tango dancing, she begins to let down her guard--on the dance floor, in the bedroom, and in her personal life. Embarking on a steamy love affair with Argentina's most famous plastic surgeon, she knows that she has been irrevocably transformed by the pulsing, erotic thrill of life in Argentina. At once a tale of a middle-aged woman taking a stand against the disappointments of her life and a sexy, fast-paced, entertaining novel about the ecstasy of tango dancing, It Takes Two reads like a soulful tango: irresistible, exotic, and sensual.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416570624
• ISBN13: 9781416570622
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

TANGO!

This book has it all..tango, hot men, even hotter sex, and great food! I startd reading it on Wednesday evening and I was done by Sunday night - I did take Saterday night off to attend a milonga, I had to satisfy my own addiction to tango ;). It Takes Two accurately describes the alchemical properties of tango, as your body becomes more supple and easy, tango can transform your body, your life, your mind... the heroine Franchesca experiences this as she learns to dance tango during her trip to BA. The writing is lyrical and easy to read. I wish the author had included the recipes for all the delicious italian dishes mentioned, they sounded so good, I am inspired to make them myself...perhaps in the sequel?

Sweet escape

This was a really fun read. The immersion into BA is complete and I now, more than ever, want to visit Argentina! "It Takes Two" is a good reminder that you can always find a way to revive your life.

milongas and sexy tango lessons.... holla!

who does not melt for a book that brings all the raw sex appeal of a foreign country, lover, and dancing. the perfect fix for anyone who is feeling restless and fearless. loved it, loved it, loved it!

Love love loved it!!

Reading this I felt so inspired by Francesca... It makes me want to fly to Argentina at once to seek out my own adventure! A must read.

IF YOU LOVE BUENOS AIRES, TANGO, SEX, OR ALL THREE

IF YOU LOVE BUENOS AIRES, TANGO, SEX, OR ALL THREE, you'd better not pick up this book until you have a weekend free or you'll find yourself calling in sick so you can finish it. Even as the story races along, you want to stop to enjoy Chen's portrait of the old city and its tango milongas, the little streets full of antique shops and accordion players.... I loved this book. It's like a holiday in Buenos Aires -- with all the romance you could hope for.