The book is about the author spending fourteen years in southern Italy. He recounts his journey into the Italian mezzogiorno - chiefly Sicily and Naples- and reveals its culture, history, art, literature, and politics.
Set during the Italian campaign of World War I, this classic novel tells the poignant love story between an American ambulance driver and a British nurse. The novel captures the beauty and tragedy of the Italian countryside and the horrors of war.
A memoir of a woman who buys and renovates a villa in Tuscany, the book is a love letter to Italian food, culture, and the idyllic Tuscan landscape.
A historical novel is set in 17th-century Lombardy and follows the story of two lovers, Renzo and Lucia, whose marriage is thwarted by a powerful and corrupt nobleman.
The novel is a social satire critiquing Hollywood culture. Spanning decades and continents, the novel begins in a small Italian village in the 1960s and tells the sweeping tale of love, loss, and the transformative power of time and place.
The story is set in the late 15th century in Florence, Italy. A young Florentine girl, Alessandra Cecchi, is drawn to a young painter commissioned to paint the family's chapel walls.
The story, which is set in the 1980s and spans 20 years, revolves around the unexpected and intense love that develops between student Elio Perlman and visiting American researcher Oliver.