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Books set in Italy for Italian holiday pleeease?

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RoobyMurray · 12/04/2011 17:59

I do like to read books set in the country I'm holidaying in, and this time it's Italy

I've done Forster...so, erm Death in Venice? Or is that a bit grim for poolside?

Can anyone suggest anything please?

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 12/04/2011 22:25

If you like crime books Gianrico Carofiglio or Niccolo Ammaniti

MmeSurvivedLent · 12/04/2011 22:23

I was just going to suggest Annie Hawes, Porcamisera. Is that where you have your name from? It always reminds me of that book.

porcamiseria · 12/04/2011 22:19

try

extra virgin, annie hawes
a valley in italy, lisa st aubin de teran

have read them ALL and these are my faves

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RoobyMurray · 12/04/2011 18:26

Great, thanks everyone! I'll have a mooch.

BTW, I did google, but I was a bit overwhelmed so though I would asked some people I know will have excellent taste Wink

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castlesintheair · 12/04/2011 18:14

The Savage Garden by Mark Mills

Francagoestohollywood · 12/04/2011 18:13

How about Umberto Eco "The name of the rose"
Giorgio Bassani "The garden of the Finzi Contini"
Giovanni da Lampedusa "The Leopard"

TheCowardlyLion · 12/04/2011 18:11

The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis.

If you google 'books set in Italy' you get lists like this

Francagoestohollywood · 12/04/2011 18:10

have a look here!

Insomnia11 · 12/04/2011 18:08

Here are some I enjoyed, I love Venice, have been twice.

Susannah Clarke: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Salley Vickers: Miss Garnet's Angel

Erica Jong: Serenissima - A novel of Venice

A kids book, but lovely, with a Venetian flavour is "The Glass Heart...A tale of three princesses" by Sally Gardner

Also for non-fiction, bit of historical background etc before you go Francesco Da Mosto's Venice is brilliant. Also you might still be able to get his TV series on DVD. He did a very good round Italy one later too. He's from an old Venetian family.

Francagoestohollywood · 12/04/2011 18:04

Death in Venice is a bit grim for the poolside.

How about Elizabeht Von Armin's "The Enchanted April"?