{"product_id":"the-italian-lover-robert-hellenga-9780316117654","title":"The Italian Lover","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating novel of romance, art, and food in Florence, featuring the beloved Margot Harrington, who graced Robert Hellenga's \u003ci\u003eThe Sixteen Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the former convent in Florence where \u003ci\u003eThe Sixteen Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e -- now called \u003ci\u003eThe Italian Lover\u003c\/i\u003e - - 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Hellenga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031611765X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316117654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.48w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Robert Hellenga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913699688703,"sku":"9780316117654","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fee0aa18-1870-4428-be28-2389d7b0e125.jpg?v=1680621773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-italian-lover-robert-hellenga-9780316117654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}