100 Days of Happiness

I read 100 Days after spending five days in Rome and Tuscany. The locations were highly evocative of my own travels and I could easily picture Oscar's bakery or the Chitchat shop tucked away down medieval Roman alleyways.

As a parent, this book struck some deep nerves around the quality of the time we spend with our “heirs”, the lessons we teach them, and the way they will remember us when we eventually leave. It has already made me want to be more intentional about all three.

And, as half of an incredible relationship, it's made me reflect on the inconsolable ways I would be devastated to be on either side of this story. Brizzi has created a loveable rogue, flawed but filled with the kind of dedication and passion we all wish we brought to our own lives. I can confidently say that Lucio will come to mind many times over the rest of my (hopefully) much more numerous days.