An Italian Affair by Laura Fraser, Hardcover - 1st Edition

A memoir that reads like a novel. Hardcover. First Edition. Like new condition; clean pages and crisp dustcover. Blank bookplate on first leaf. Stored in enclosed bookcase since purchased. Retains subtle new book smell. Will ship in padded envelope. PUBLISHER: When Laura Fraser's husband leaves her for his high school sweetheart, she takes off, on impulse, for the Italian island of Ischia, to nurse her shattered ego. There she meets M., an aesthetics professor from Paris with an oversized love of life. What they both assume will be a casual vacation tryst turns into a passionate, transatlantic love affair, as they rendezvous in Marrakech, Lago Maggiore, Stromboli, London, and San Francisco--each encounter a delirious immersion into place (sumptuous food and wine, dazzling scenery, lush gardens, and vibrant streetscapes) and into each other. And each experience also becomes for Laura another step toward a fully recovered sense of her emotional and sexual self. Both travelogue and memoir, An Italian Affair is wonderfully made of rich, sensual detail, with the irresistible honesty of a story told from and about the heart. (Pantheon Books, 2001) Smoke free home. Please view listing carefully for product details.