Venice! Rome! Tuscany! With a copy of Lonely Planet in one hand and an Italian phrase book in the other, recently retired librarians Adrian and Alison feel prepared to face the excitement of Italy in their longed-for trip. Travelling with your nearest and dearest is difficult enough… but with a couple you’ve only just met? As events from the past loom over their lives, and new excitements lie just around the corner, the journey may just turn out to be the trip of a lifetime.