Cupid and Diana - by Christina Bartolomeo (Paperback)

About the Book

The owner of a vintage clothing store must decide whether a new man's warmth and sense of humor are better than the calm security her fiance has to offer.

Book Synopsis

Diana Campanella is the owner of a vintage clothing store in Washington, D.C., teetering on the brink of disaster. She and her blue-blood lawyer fiancé still have not set a date for their wedding. And it's becoming more difficult than ever for Diana to keep the peace in her big, unruly Catholic family.
But just when all hope seems lost, Diana meets a rumpled New Yorker named Harry, who casts a new light on her life and its possibilities. Now all she has to do is decide whether Harry's warmth and great sense of humor is a better bet than the familiar security her fiancé has to offer.

From the Back Cover

Diana Campanella is the owner of a vintage clothing store in Washington, D.C., teetering on the brink of disaster. She and her blue-blood lawyer fiance still have not set a date for their wedding. And it's becoming more difficult than ever for Diana to keep the peace in her big, unruly Catholic family.

But just when all hope seems lost, Diana meets a rumpled New Yorker named Harry, who casts a new light on her life and its possibilities. Now all she has to do is decide whether Harry's warmth and great sense of humor is a better bet than the familiar security her fiance has to offer.

Review Quotes

Ilene Beckerman author of Love, Loss, and What I Wore There were times when I was reading Cupid and Diana that I thought I was reading my own diary....I loved it.

Liesl Schillinger The Washington Post Book World Like half-listening to your best friend as she riffs on the subject of her family, job, and man troubles....The result is a sitcom with soul.

Megan Harlan Entertainment Weekly Along with charming frippery, Bartolomeo's delightful debut possesses the seamless lines of a strong love story.

Sherryl Connelly New York Daily News Smart and funny...Bartolomeo...and her ruefully funny prose do for clothing what Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate did for food.

About the Author

Christina Bartolomeo is an associate director of the Organizing Department for the American Federation of Teachers. Her short stories have appeared in Cosmopolitan. She lives in Washington, D.C.