| "Few have written so surprisingly, so convincingly, as Valerie Martin about sexual obsession." Margaret Atwood |
"Acutely observed...charmingly old-fashioned."--Los Angeles Times
In Italian Fever, Valerie Martin redefines the Gothic novel in a compelling tale of one woman's headlong tumble into a mystery, art, and eros.
Part romance, part gothic suspense story and wholly entertaining, Italian Fever is the story of the awakening of Lucy Stark, an American pragmatist. Lucy leads a quiet, solitary life working for a best-selling (but remarkably untalented) writer. When he dies at his villa in Tuscany, Lucy flies to Tuscany to settle his affairs. What begins as a grim chore soon threatens Stark's Emersonian self-reliance--and her very sense of what is real. The villa harbors secrets: a missing manuscript, neighbors whose Byzantine arrogance veils their dark past, a phantom whose nocturnal visits tear a gaping hole in Lucy's well-honed skepticism. And to complicate matters: Massimo, a married man whose tender attentions render Lucy breathless.
Smart, sophisticated, achingly beautiful, Italian Fever is one of the most original and compelling novels of the year.
Genre: Mystery
In Italian Fever, Valerie Martin redefines the Gothic novel in a compelling tale of one woman's headlong tumble into a mystery, art, and eros.
Part romance, part gothic suspense story and wholly entertaining, Italian Fever is the story of the awakening of Lucy Stark, an American pragmatist. Lucy leads a quiet, solitary life working for a best-selling (but remarkably untalented) writer. When he dies at his villa in Tuscany, Lucy flies to Tuscany to settle his affairs. What begins as a grim chore soon threatens Stark's Emersonian self-reliance--and her very sense of what is real. The villa harbors secrets: a missing manuscript, neighbors whose Byzantine arrogance veils their dark past, a phantom whose nocturnal visits tear a gaping hole in Lucy's well-honed skepticism. And to complicate matters: Massimo, a married man whose tender attentions render Lucy breathless.
Smart, sophisticated, achingly beautiful, Italian Fever is one of the most original and compelling novels of the year.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
June 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Italian Fever (Charwood Large Print) Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 1-84395-736-1 / 9781843957362 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Italian Fever: A Novel Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-297-84886-0 / 978-0-297-84886-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2000 : Hardback
| Title: Italian Fever (Thorndike Core) Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-7838-8840-6 / 978-0-7838-8840-8 (USA edition) Publisher: G. K. Hall & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1999 : Hardback
| Title: Italian Fever: A Novel Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-375-40542-9 / 978-0-375-40542-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Italian Fever: A Novel Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-7538-1858-2 / 978-0-7538-1858-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Italian Fever: A Novel Author(s): Valerie Martin Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Italian Fever Author(s): Valerie Martin Publisher: Amsco School Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2000 : Paperback
| Title: Italian Fever: A Novel Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-375-70522-8 / 978-0-375-70522-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1999 : Paperback
| Title: Italian Fever Author(s): Valerie MARTIN Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback
| Title: Italian Fever Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-9650886-3-4 / 978-0-9650886-3-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
July 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Italian Fever: A Novel Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-7528-6711-3 / 978-0-7528-6711-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Audio CD
| Title: Italian Fever: A Novel Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-7528-6712-1 / 978-0-7528-6712-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
December 2011 : Kindle edition
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1999 : Unknown
| Title: Italian Fever Author(s): Valerie Martin Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon More details... |
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