The Light in the Piazza by Elizabeth Spencer
The Light in the Piazza takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret Johnson and her beautiful, twenty-six-year-old daughter, Clara, are touring the Tuscan countryside. While sightseeing, Clara meets a good-looking young Italian man, Fabrizio, and quickly embarks on a whirlwind romance with him, despite her mother's stern disapproval. Margaret, extremely protective of her daughter, attempts to keep Clara and Fabrizio apart, not only because of the cultural differences between the young lovers but also because of a family secret that would be revealed: Clara is not quite all that she appears. Considering whether to inform Fabrizio and his family of the truth about Clara, Margaret realizes that it could possibly spoil her daughter's one true chance for happiness.
Elizabeth Spencer (1921-2019) was the author of nine novels, eight collections of short stories, a memoir, and a play. She was a five-time recipient of the O. Henry Award and a two-time National Book Award finalist, and the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Fiction. Spencer was elected in the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1985, and in 2009 received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters.
Michael Gorra, editor, is the Mary Augusta Jordan Professor of English at Smith College, where he has taught since 1985. He is the author of The Bells in Their Silence: Travels through Germany, Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the Biography, and The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War.
Michael Gorra, editor, is the Mary Augusta Jordan Professor of English at Smith College, where he has taught since 1985. He is the author of The Bells in Their Silence: Travels through Germany, Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the Biography, and The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140087123 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140087125 |
| Title | The Light in the Piazza |
| Author | Elizabeth Spencer |
| Series | Short Fiction S |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Year published | 1986-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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