Alessandra Barabaschi 
The War of the Roman Cats – Language Course Italian Level A1 
A crime novel and tourist guide through Rome

The story in short: Annika, a young girl, is living in Rome in order to learn Italian. She shares a flat with her friend Francesca in Largo Argentina. This square is famous for the stabbing of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar and also because of the many cats living there today. An old woman takes care of those little felines. One day Annika notices that the old lady is wearing an expensive ring. A few days later the body of the woman is recovered from the Tiber river. Annika does not believe it was an accident and begins to investigate.

The book also contains several entertaining exercises, which will help you learn faster: 'Read & Learn’, Focus on Grammar, Solutions, Dossiers 1 + 2

O autorze

Alessandra Barabaschi is an art historian, an author, and an enthusiastic cosmopolitan. Since the day she was born in Parma (Italy), she is travelling around the world to get in touch with people, countries, and culture different from her own. She speaks several languages. In 2009 she has founded her own PR agency. At the end of 2010 her first book has been published: A work in four volumes in English dedicated to the magnificent violins of Antonio Stradivari. Moreover, her successful new series of crime novels and tourist guides to learn Italian has hit the market at the end of 2013.