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An Italian Affair

by Laura Fraser

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When Laura Fraser's husband leaves her for his high school sweetheart, she takes off, on impulse, for Italy, hoping to leave some of her sadness behind. There, on the island of Ischia, 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 London, Marrakech, Milan, the Aeolian Islands, and San Francisco. Each encounter is a delirious immersion into place (sumptuous food and wine, dazzling scenery, lush gardens, and vibrant streetscapes) and into each other. And with each experience, Laura brings home not only a lasting sense of pleasure, but a more fully recovered sense of her emotional and sexual self. Written with an observant eye, an open mind, and a delightful sense of humor, An Italian Affair has the irresistible honesty of a story told from and about the heart.

Review:

"[A] gentle memoir....Writing in the second person, Fraser steps back and looks at the experience without sentimentality, recounting a tender story that gives hope to women with broken hearts." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Drenched in sumptuous, sensuous detail, both the passionate affair and the vivid descriptions of foreign cities compete for the reader's attention. A painstakingly honest emotional memoir masquerading as a travel digest." Margaret Flanagan, Booklist

Review:

"Often reading like a romance novel, this beautiful tale of self-discovery is purposefully written in the second person so that readers can feel as if they are a part of the story....Part travelog, part memoir, and part love story in the most traditional sense, this highly personal, honest, funny, and charming account is a joy to read." Library Journal

Synopsis:

When Fraser's husband leaves her for a high school sweetheart, she sets off for southern Italy where she meets M, an aesthetics professor from Paris with an oversized love of life. This intimate, sensuous travelogue is wrapped around their unlikely but true love story.

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About the Author

Laura Fraser lives in San Francisco.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780375724855

Author:

Fraser, Laura

Publisher:

Vintage Books

Location:

New York

Subject:

General

Subject:

Italy

Subject:

Europe - Italy

Subject:

Man-woman relationships

Subject:

Human Sexuality

Subject:

Essays & Travelogues

Subject:

Divorced women

Subject:

Personal Memoirs

Subject:

Italy Description and travel.

Subject:

Travel Writing-General

Copyright:

2002

Edition Number:

1st Vintage ed.

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Vintage

Series Volume:

107-211

Publication Date:

May 7, 2002

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

240

Dimensions:

7.94x5.26x.67 in. .56 lbs.

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Product details 240 pages Vintage Books USA - 2004-10-28 English 9780375724855 Reviews:

"Review" by Publishers Weekly, "[A] gentle memoir....Writing in the second person, Fraser steps back and looks at the experience without sentimentality, recounting a tender story that gives hope to women with broken hearts."

"Review" by Margaret Flanagan, Booklist, "Drenched in sumptuous, sensuous detail, both the passionate affair and the vivid descriptions of foreign cities compete for the reader's attention. A painstakingly honest emotional memoir masquerading as a travel digest."

"Review" by Library Journal, "Often reading like a romance novel, this beautiful tale of self-discovery is purposefully written in the second person so that readers can feel as if they are a part of the story....Part travelog, part memoir, and part love story in the most traditional sense, this highly personal, honest, funny, and charming account is a joy to read."

"Synopsis" by Libri, When Fraser's husband leaves her for a high school sweetheart, she sets off for southern Italy where she meets M, an aesthetics professor from Paris with an oversized love of life. This intimate, sensuous travelogue is wrapped around their unlikely but true love story.