Wish You Weren't Here A Novel

Ava Graham''s ducks are in a row as she heads off to Italy to complete her final law school credits and fulfill a promise she made to her late mother five years ago. Ava expects her long-term boyfriend to propose before her trip, but instead of giving her a ring, he suggests they use her time abroad as a ''break'' before settling down. When James Massini arrives - late - to the airport to pick up Ava as a favor to his aunt and uncle, he''s surprised to find that she''s not a young co-ed, but a fascinating woman approaching thirty with a serious superiority complex and a habit of underestimating him. When she''s assigned to his class as a TA, he becomes determined to prove to her that there is more to life than plans and lists, no matter how hard she fights with him - or how annoyingly charming he finds their banter. Despite the sudden disaster of her life, type A Ava might actually enjoy Italy - if only annoyingly carefree James wasn''t there, too. As Ava reluctantly lets James try to show h