When news comes through that Lilia has died in childbirth, Mrs Herriton goes to great lengths to keep news of her baby from Irma, Lilia's young daughter who has remained at home. Unfortunately by the time he arrives Lilia is already married to Gino, the 21-year-old son of a provincial dentist, and Philip and Caroline return to England. Her mother-in-law, anxious to preserve the good name of the family, hopes that the trip will civilise her become concerned when she decides to stay in Italy, and send her brother-in-law Philip to fetch her home. Lilia Herriton, an impulsive young English widow, travels to Italy with her companion, Caroline Abbott.
It is a dark comedy about a clash of cultures between the staid English middle class and the more ebullient Italians.
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