An Italian Affair-Fast Shipping

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When Laura Fraser’s husband leaves her for his high school sweetheart, she takes off, on impulse, for Italy, and discovers not only a lasting sense of pleasure, but a more fully recovered sense of her emotional and sexual self.

“Sweet, smart. We are smitten from the start.” —O: The Oprah Magazine

When Laura Fraser’s husband leaves her for his high school sweetheart, she takesoff, on impulse, for Italy, hoping to leave some of her sadness behind. There, onthe island of Ischia, she meets M., an aesthetics professor from Paris with an oversizedlove of life. What they both assume will be a casual vacation tryst turns into apassionate, transatlantic love affair, as they rendezvous in London, Marrakech, Milan,the Aeolian Islands, and San Francisco. Each encounter is a delirious immersion intoplace (sumptuous food and wine, dazzling scenery, lush gardens, and vibrant streetscapes)and into each other. And with each experience, Laura brings home not only a lastingsense of pleasure, but a more fully recovered sense of her emotional and sexual with an observant eye, an open mind, and a delightful sense of humor, AnItalian Affair has the irresistible honesty of a story told from and about the heart.