How to Love an American Man - by Kristine Gasbarre (Paperback)

About the Book

When unlucky-in-love-Gasbarre moves back home to mourn her grandfather's death and take care of her newly widowed grandmother, she learns her grandma's valuable lessons on love and, when she applies them with a nudge from Grandma, she allows herself to fall for a man with an old-fashioned approach to romance.

Book Synopsis

A lovely, warm, and poignant true story that reads like compelling fiction, How to Love an American Man is Kristine Gasbarre's unforgettable memoir recalling the valuable lessons on love she learned from her newly widowed grandmother--and how Grandma's advice and memories enabled the author to find and fall for a man with an old-fashioned approach to romance. Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, women readers drawn to tales of powerful female bonding, and anyone looking for a beautiful love story will be moved and, perhaps, profoundly inspired by How to Love an American Man.

One woman's search for modern love. One grandmother's timeless advice.

• Grandmother Granddaughter Relationship: After losing her beloved grandfather, Kristine turns to her newly widowed Grandma Gloria, discovering a bond and a source of strength she never expected.
• Lessons on Love: Discover old-fashioned, surprisingly relevant dating advice from a woman who enjoyed a sixty-year marriage, and learn how to apply it to today's complicated romantic landscape.
• A Heartfelt Family Memoir: Perfect for fans of Eat, Pray, Love, this true story is rich with the warmth, humor, and heartache of a close-knit Italian-American family.
• Grief and Self-Discovery: Follow a journey from heartbreak in Europe to healing in small-town Pennsylvania, as one woman rediscovers herself through the stories that shaped her family.

From the Back Cover

An endearing and unforgettable memoir of love, self-discovery, and enduring, old-fashioned values

Kristine Gasbarre made a New York career of dating driven, inaccessible men. When she realizes her love life will never result in happiness if she continues on the same path, she makes a big decision--relocating to Italy to discover her roots and find out what defines her adoring grandpa. But upon receiving the news of his sudden passing, she is lured away.

With nowhere left to go, Krissy returns to her small hometown for the first time in a decade to help care for her grandmother--a refined, private matriarch suf?fering from early dementia along with the loss of her husband. In her reluctant agreement to share the nearly lost love stories and transformative lessons from her rich sixty-year marriage, Krissy's grandma becomes the one of?fering comfort as she coaches her granddaughter through the fear of loving. Grandma's unapologetic femininity and secret giving spirit opens Krissy's eyes about relationships, teaching her the single most important requisite for loving a man: first a woman has to learn the power of her own inner beauty.

Review Quotes

"Gasbarre writes with style, grace and plenty of humor, maintaining a perfect balance. Hers is a genuine quest. Up close and personal, here is a bright light on the road to Love" - Alphie McCourt

Gasbarre's reflections should resonate with many readers...including those who enjoyed Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love - Booklist

"A beautifully written, heartfelt gem. Disguised as a romance, it is actually a story of familial bonds, personal growth and faith." - Lisa Oz, New York Times bestselling author and radio host

The author's treatment of the central conflict that drives the book-the quintessentially modern female quandary of finding lasting love while staying true to personal ambitions-comes across with an integrity and veracity women readers will undoubtedly appreciate...Chick-lit-alicious." - Kirkus Reviews

Kristine Gasbarre is a modern-day Jane Austen ... with sparkling wit, this spunky heroine faces modern women's search for love..That's where her grandmother comes in, gently schooling her in the art of courtship and, ultimately, identity. A page-turner that leaves you guessing until the very end." - Jean Twenge, Ph.D., author of Generation Me and co-author of The Narcissism Epidemic

"How to Love an American Man is fresh, funny, and original. Kristine Gasbarre has written a love story without borders. Dive in and enjoy!" - Adriana Trigiani Adriana Trigiani Adriana Trigiani Adriana Trigiani Adriana Trigiani Adriana Trigiani Adriana Trigiani