Saving Rome-ebook

"Williams knows the city well and appreciates its magical charms and unique frustrations as only an outsider can. Her first foray into fiction, Saving Rome, offers some insightful glimpses into the day-to-day details of life in one of the world's most fabled cities."

"Characters find themselves in a variety of circumstances, both funny and moving."

"Each and every story reveals just how much our birthplace affects our understanding of the world and who we are... Megan has captured the feelings of inadequacy and the longing for home that many foreigners feel, without being insulting."

"Nine stories that run the emotional gamut from funny to heartbreaking."

"From the brilliant mind of Megan K. Williams comes a first short story collection created with the perfect balance of interesting characters, punchy dialogue, page-turning drama, comedy and impeccable pacing. These qualities make for a delicious read, but what makes Williams' writing stand out is the underlying tenderness at the heart of each story."

"Williams's stories are so vivid I was certain at first that they must be autobiographical."

"Saving Rome is alike a postcard from a friend with 'Wish you were here' scrawled on the back. Save the airfare and read this book instead."

"At times witty and clever, sometimes slapstick and silly, the prevailing sense of humour that underscores each chapter is offset perfectly by a tempered sadness that is felt, but rarely spoken."

"[A] tender-hearted and amusing first collection... Providing fresh angles on themes of displacement, relationship ennui and disappointed expectations."

"Williams's skill with dialogue, with the tempests it alternately contains and releases, is consummate."