Books set in Italy (201)


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121.

Sex and Vanity : A Novel by Kevin Kwan EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Singapore flag Singapore
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "Kevin Kwan's new book is his most decadent yet." --Entertainment Weekly The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the WASPY fiancé of her family's dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with. On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to ... continue

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Silk by Alessandro Baricco EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
In 1861 French silkworm merchant Hervé Joncour travels to Japan, where he encounters the mysterious Hara Kei. He develops a painful longing for Kei's beautiful concubine - but they cannot touch; they don't even speak. And he cannot read the note she sends him until he has returned to his own country. But the moment he does, Joncour is enslaved.Subtle, tender and surprising, Silk is an evocative tale of erotic possession.




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Sometimes the Soul : Two Novellas of Sicily by Gioia Timpanelli EN

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"A Knot of Tears"--the story of a baroness and a sailor and his parrot; "Rusina, Not Quite in Love"--a "Beauty and the Beast" tale of a lovely young woman and a devastatingly ugly man who shows her the true meaning of beauty.

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Stål by Silvia Avallone SV

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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De bästa vännerna Anna och Francesca växer upp i ett nedslitet bostadskomplex i den toskanska kuststaden Piombino. I horisonten skymtar Elba, men på Via Stalingrado är det kring stålverket livet rör sig. Flickorna är tretton år, på väg att ta steget in i vuxenvärlden och är heta föremål för männens och pojkarnas blickar. De är prinsessor i ett fallfärdigt kungadöme och drömmer om ett liv tillsammans långt borta från föräldrarna och stålverket. Anna har stora... continue

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Stories from Ancient Rome (Yesterday's Classics)

Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred John Church EN

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Country: Europe / England flag England
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Stories of the early days of Rome, from the time of the kings through the establishment of the republic and its struggles with other peoples on the Italian peninsula, and concluding with the wars with Carthage. Suitable for ages 9 and up.

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Sunbathing

Sunbathing : A novel by Isobel Beech EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
A powerful debut that explores life, death and the restorative power of friendship under the warm summer sun of Abruzzo. 'Sweet and deep, sad and funny - like life.' Peggy Frew, award-winning author 'Isobel Beech writes like a skipping heartbeat; loss carves out her love language.' Mahmood Fazal, Walkley Award-winning writer Summertime in Italy, fresh vegetables from the garden, taking turns washing dishes, reading to each other, learning about cherry worms. Strange how badly I could punish myself for abandoning you once, then go and do it again. After weeks of grieving, a woman books a plane ... continue

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Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
From the author of Hollow Kingdom, a fantastically funny story featuring a cast of colorful characters in a dying Italian village and a giant truffle that changes their fate forever in this “deliciously absurd tale....I savored every page of this book.” (Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures) After nearly losing the election to a geriatric donkey, newly installed Mayor Delizia Miccuci can’t help but feel like the sun has finally set on the rural Italian village of Lazzarini Boscarino. Tourists only stop by to ask for directions, Nonna Amara’s cherished ristorante is long shutt... continue