Maria Giuliani

Came to Stay Maria Giuliani

On the cusp of her fortieth birthday, Chiara is beginning to regret the choice she made to prioritize her successful career as a professional artist over any chances of having love and family in her life. In an attempt to regroup emotionally and push forward professionally, she travels to the scenic yet rather isolated coastal town of Came to Stay, Newfoundland. She is unprepared for the distractions that will come once she meets her new small-town neighbour, Mike. Mike is an attractive forty-something, naturally down to earth and modest, and she trusts him immediately. However, it is obvious that Mike has a history that prevents him from getting close to anyone. Each of them must try to understand the obvious attraction they feel for the other, in relation to the highly independent existences that they have been living so far. Chiara must decide whether balancing her career and a relationship is something she is willing and able to do. Mike must decide whether he can come to terms with his past, and whether he is capable of loving again.