An exhilarating novel of romance, art, and food in Florence, featuring the beloved Margot Harrington, who graced Robert Hellenga’s The Sixteen Pleasures. Margot Harrington’s memoir about her discovery in Florence of a priceless masterwork of Renaissance erotica – and the misguided love affair it inspired – is now, 25 years later, being made into a movie.
Margot, with the help of her lover, Woody, writes a script that she thinks will validate her life. Of course their script is not used, but never mind – happy endings are the best endings for movies, as Margot eventually comes to see.
At the former convent in Florence where “The Sixteen Pleasures” – now called “The Italian Lover,” – is being filmed, Margot enters into a drama she never imagined, where her ideas of home, love, art, and aging collide with the imperatives of commerce and the unknowability of other cultures and other people.
Thanks to Hachette, I have 5 copies of this book to give away, just in time for Valentines Day!
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Contest ends Friday, February 13th.
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Sounds great for Valentine’s Day!!
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Just in time for Valentines Day I would love to get this book hope I get the chance to read it.
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wow this sounds like a good one! would love to be entered!
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This novel looks unique and amazing. Thanks for this giveaway.
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I love books set in another country that I will probably never see! It sounds like it will make a great movie! Please enter me in your marvelous book giveaway drawing.
I appreciate it!
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I’d love to be entered please, thank you!
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Thanks for the giveaway. I would so much enjoy the book.
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I am captivated and intrigued with this special novel. Thanks for this great giveaway.
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Hey Jenn.. No need to enter me.. just popping in at the giveaways. Sounds like a good one!
I’ve been totally seduced by the descriptions of this book — thanks for the chance to win a copy!
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Oh this book has me intrigued….please enter me!
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I also blogged about your contest here.
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I’d love to win this book!
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