Artful Dream
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Maggie Harris and Richard Maple are two thirtysomething antique dealers from London, who have been forced by financial problems, to join their two businesses. That was over a year ago and things are now on the up.
Maggie is in love with Richard and he is in love with her. The thing is, they both have trouble expressing it verbally. Those magical three little words, I love you, never seemed to make an appearance.
Then one day they both got a separate email from one of their respective clients, asking each of them to attend a separate event in Florence, Italy.
Using this romantic city as a backdrop, Richard finally plucks up the courage to ask her to marry him?
So, what is it stopping Maggie from saying 'Yes'?
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