Books set in Italy for Italian holiday pleeease?

[RoobyMurray]

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?

[Oldyellow]

Daphne du Maurier's Don't Look Now? Though not a precisely cheerful read. Agree with whoever said The Enchanted April (and it's free on Project Gutenberg if you have a Kindle or suchlike)

[Matildarabbit]

Donna Leon's books are set in Venice

[CoteDAzur]

Hasn't anyone mentioned The Talented Mr Ripley?

[Bucharest]

AdamJohnClarke: a word to the wise, you might get more people to buy your book if you had a different user name and said "oooh I read this marvellous book set in the south of Italy.

HTH.

Bucharest-in-the-south-of-Italy

[bruffin]

The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne Du Maurier

[gethelp]

Summer's Lease

[gethelp]

John Mortimer wrote a good one, but I can't remember what on earth it was called!

[newchelsea]

www.amazon.co.uk/Glassblower-Murano-Marina-Fiorato/dp/1905636245?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

I loved this book and it made me want to go there so lucky you!

[WalterFlipschicks]

Anything by Marina Fiorato is great, The GlassBlower of Murano is one, my fave of hers is The Botticelli Secret and there is one more can't remember the name

[sparkle1977]

I'm currently reading a book by Louise Candlish called "Other People's Secrets" which is fab plus its set in Italy and is based around two families that are holidaying there.

[trumpton]

More Lives Than One by Libby Purves. Good story and well written with a twist in it.

[sonearsofar]

'I'm not Scared' by Niccolo Ammaniti is a good read - I tell you what it's about as that would spoil it.

[Ruthie32]

Try 'Eat Pray Love', the first third is based in Rome, the second in India and the third in Bali

[NettoSuperstar]

Non fiction, but Peter Moore's 'Vroom with a View', and 'Vroom by the Sea' are very good.
He's a very funny travel writer.

[londonartemis]

Check out Nicky Pellegrino - of Italian origin, sets her books in Italy. Light read, good for holidays.

[sethstarkaddersmackerel]

isn't Romola by George Eliot?
(not that I have read it)

[horseyrider]

I know this is a classic but try "Romola" by Elisabeth Gaskell - beautiful!

[NicknameTaken]

Tuscany for Beginners - very funny.

[RoobyMurray]

ooh, great thanks for these! I'm going to have an excess luggage ishoo at this rate maybe I'll have to kindle a few.

I'm not so keen on soppy or crime, but neither do I want Very Serious...

trots of back to Amazon

[Bucharest]

Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun is lovely.

Be careful of foreign-woman-goes-to-tread-grapes-with-friendly-locals genre though. Most are dire (and always have me chuntering that I could do better myself )

Tim Parks Italian Neighbours/An Italian Education are both quite good.

I've just bought The Dark Heart of Italy which is definitely not rose-tinted!

[Maud2011]

A Favourite of the Gods by Sybille Bedford - largely though not entirely set in Italy as far as I remember... it's about 20 years since I read - and loved - it!

[squix]

Second The Savage Garden, read it by the pool in Italy a few years ago. I also quite liked 'Last Train From Liguria' by Christina Dwyer Hickey.

If you like easy to read detective series then there are quite a few - Donna Leon, Michele Ferara and a few others.

[thaigreencurry]

For a lighthearted read try The Perfect Lie by Emily Barr. She is fantastic at combining travel writing/chick lit/suspense. Set in Venice








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