Matson Taylor is a novelist and design historian.
His first two books, The Miseducation of Evie Epworth and All About Evie, were bestsellers, selected for the BBC Radio 2 bookclub and the Richard & Judy bookclub.
His third novel, Roman Mornings, is available to pre-order now, and is published 2 July 2026.
‘Rome is both healer and magician in this enchanting novel of homecoming and belonging, and of the transformational power of friendship. Delizioso' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
1952, Trastevere, Rome. An idyllic maze crammed full of narrow streets and eccentric characters. A young English woman, Clementine Severs, arrives armed with a teaching certificate and enough idealism to fill a host of Grecian urns.
By 1976, she finds herself wilting, her youthful dreams squashed by time and tide. But a chance encounter between an angel and a speeding mint-green Vespa brings her into contact with a troubled young carpenter called Montgomery Marsh. Together, Clemmie and Monty forge an unlikely friendship that takes them on a magical ride through the Eternal City in search of fresh hope and a new way of living.
Fun, spirited and full of heart, Roman Mornings, like the city of Rome itself, is a novel of mysterious beauty that you will want to revisit again and again.
Published on 2 July 2026 and available to pre-order now.
‘An uplifting joy of a story that brings the exuberance of Rome to life on every page. I felt the heat of the sun, heard the hustle and bustle, could even taste the food’ Frances Quinn, author of The Scandalous Ladies Football Club
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