The Italian Lover
Author | : Robert Hellenga |
Publisher | : Back Bay Books |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2009-02-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 031611765X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780316117654 |
Rating | : 4/5 (654 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Italian Lover written by Robert Hellenga and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margot Harrington's memoir about her discovery in Florence of a priceless masterwork of Renaissance erotica--and the misguided love affair it inspired--is now, 25 years later, being made into a movie. Margot, with the help of her lover, Woody, writes a script that she thinks will validate her life. Of course their script is not used, but never mind--happy endings are the best endings for movies, as Margot eventually comes to see. At the former convent in Florence where "The Sixteen Pleasures"--now called "The Italian Lover,"--is being filmed, Margot enters into a drama she never imagined, where her ideas of home, love, art, and aging collide with the imperatives of commerce and the unknowability of other cultures and other people.