The Woman Who Looked Like Sophia L.: An Epistolary Email Romanza

By Curt Leviant

With the lyrical joy and lighthearted wordplay that have won him critical acclaim, celebrated Jewish author Curt Leviant delivers a charming literary love story against the backdrop of the lush Italian countryside

Successful author Giorgio is vacationing in Parma when he meets Sofia, a beautiful woman who bears a striking resemblance to the famous Italian actress Sophia Loren. Giorgio is ecstatic when the lookalike asks for his email, expressing her desire to stay in touch and discuss a problem of hers. To his disappointment, their communication consists not of their own budding romance, but of the details of Sofia's extramarital love affair, a drama that plays out with characters Giorgio has never met. Sofia consults the author in writing an ending to her story--and as authors do, Giorgio rewrites it, desperate to find a place for himself in it.

In this enticing email romanza, Leviant delivers a breathless confessional with two beginnings and two endings, leaving it up to the reader to decipher what's real.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1950539911
• ISBN13: 9781950539918
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Dzanc Books
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"