{"product_id":"books-italian-fever-by-valerie-martin","title":"Italian Fever","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart romance, part gothic suspense story, this is thecompelling tale of an American woman's awakening as she tumbles headlong into a mystery, art, and eros-from thebestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eProperty..\u003c\/i\u003e \"Spellbinding ... A virtuoso ... Martin's competence has kindled into brilliance.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Smart, sophisticated, achingly beautiful, \u003cb\u003eItalian Fever\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most original and compelling novels of the year.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509138448657,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780375705229.jpg?v=1778156810","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-italian-fever-by-valerie-martin","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}