Both entertaining and thought-provoking, Love and Impediments captures the hearts and minds of its readers.Readers of all ages who are tantalized by the intelligence and romance in Jane Austen's novels and enchanted by the whimsy and benevolence of Amelie from the eponymous French movie will love this entertaining and thought-provoking story. Marta Aneva, charming, self-reliant, and bright, is a university professor who does not seem to be living the best of lives. She is still saddened by the breakup of her long marriage, and her estranged son blames her for the divorce. She finds solace in her work, but when her students seem bored by her elegant lectures, she fears that a coveted promotion to full professor will elude her as well. Marta takes a six-month leave from her university in Toronto and travels to Uruguay, where she seeks to experience a new way of living. She takes a position as a private English tutor to the two young children of a handsome and self-absorbed soccer star, Eduardo Rodriguez. The age gap between Marta and Eduardo is only the beginning of their differences. Regardless, Marta is disconcertingly attracted to him. Will she follow her mind or her heart?
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