Robert is an American soldier in occupied Rome during the final months of WWII. Lisa is a young woman obliged to work in Mama Adele's on the Via Flamina. The passion they feel for one another is fuelled by their separate and equally desperate needs. But can love between victor and vanquished ever blossom? This classic story of a poignant love affair, informed by the aftermath of war, is as relevant and moving today as when it was first published.