Italian Fever
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First edition (publ. Knopf)
Italian Fever is 1999 novel by Valerie Martin.
Plot summary[]
Part romance and part mystery, it tells the story of New Yorker Lucy Stark, who travels to Tuscany to wind up the affairs of her late boss – a writer named DV, who has died after falling down a well while staying at a remote villa. Lucy's job begins as a grim task, but a series of events and revelations during her stay in Italy start to provide her with an insight into DV, and ultimately help her to gain a greater understanding of herself.
Categories:
- 1999 American novels
- American romance novels
- Novels by Valerie Martin
- Alfred A. Knopf books
- Novels set in Tuscany
- Novels about writers
- 1990s novel stubs
- Romance novel stubs