Italian Fever : A Novel

Rating:
Summary: I loved it!
Review: Wow, I am so surprised to read the vituperative reviews about this novel--I admired it on many levels. The writing was exceptionally fluent without in the least straying into the melodramatic, and Martin's blending of genres was nimbly handled. I thought the character portrayals were remarkably subtle and realistically complex. The opening passage (the Prologue) is so beautifully written that I wanted to read it over several times just for the rhythmic pleasure. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire novel and was so pleased to find it, as I have enjoyed some of her earlier novels but have had trouble finding all of them. If you are a "literary reader," I would think you would love this book.