Amanda Weinberg

The Italian Bookshop Among the Vines (previously published as The Tears of Monterini), is Amanda's first novel. She studied Modern Languages at the University of East Anglia, followed by a PGCE at King's College London. She ran a company in International Advertising Sales and now tutors French and works as a copywriter for a care home, enjoying the stories of the older residents. She lives in London with her family and spends a lot of time in Pitigliano, Italy, the setting for the village of Monterini in the novel. The book is inspired by true events in the Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna areas.