
Italian Fever
(1999)A novel by
Valerie Martin
| "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.
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.
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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 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... |
June 1999 : Hardback
| Title: Italian Fever Author(s): Valerie Martin ISBN: 0-375-40542-9 / 978-0-375-40542-6 (USA edition) Publisher: 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 UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Audio CD
| Title: Italian Fever (CD): 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... |
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