My Dead Mother’s Italian Lover

Not long after Peter’s mother Mara dies, a stranger messages him on Facebook. His name is Francesco and he says that before she met Peter’s dad, Mara was the love of his life. Francesco starts sending Peter poetry and links to love songs, describing his romance with Peter’s mom in more and more detail. And the woman in his stories is nothing like the mother Peter knew. So Peter reaches out to Francesco for a phone call. A reflection on life’s sliding doors and how we can never truly know all the versions of the people we love. Featuring Peter Lang-Stanton. Original Music by David Drury.

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My Dead Mother’s Italian Lover is an episode from Love Me by CBC.

This episode is 00:27:40 long.

This episode was published on Oct 6, 2025.

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