'The Italian Lesson,' co-authored by Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub, is an unlikely book and genre for the trio, who are well known for their political and social commentary, as well as their ties to the former president.
Donald Trump has denied the allegations and called the verdict a"CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME" in a May post on his social media network Truth Social.The trio tells TODAY.com how a virtual knitting group during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a romance novel and a lasting friendship.It all started with a Twitter DM in the spring of 2021, Trump tells TODAY.com.
As the three realized they wanted to stay in touch, one of them suggested they write a screenplay for a Hallmark movie. "It turns out that E. Jean Carroll is a romance novel aficionado," Trump says."She is our go-to romance novel expert, whom I often drive crazy by breaking all the conventions, because I don't know what they are."The three women tell TODAY.com they're aware they are more well known for their forays into politics and breaking news at this point.
Taub says that as a person who only writes narrative nonfiction, she's looking forward to escaping into the world Trump has built. While Trump says they"did keep some of the conventions" of their idea for the screenplay, she says the novel"definitely has more intrigue." "She's, really oddly, telling a very, very juicy story," Carroll dishes."I find myself when I first read the first couple drafts, I actually was breathing hard I was so excited."The first portion of the book, which will be released in twice-weekly installments on online publishing platform Substack, starts with a flashback with the protagonist seemingly in the hospital, before launching back to when she first moves to Italy in the first chapter.
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