Love in Idleness

In her delightful reimagining of A Midsummer's Night Dream, Amanda Craig slyly serves up a witty cross-cultural farce, a modern-day tale of love and lies set against the magical landscape of Tuscany.

When Theo, a workaholic lawyer, his English wife Polly, and their two children rent an idyllic Italian villa, they expect a relaxing summer holiday together. Polly, with her loved ones' romantic interests at heart, has invited an eccentric mix of friends and family along--including three eligible bachelors, a former model, an Indian-British divorcee with a young son, and her own appalling mother-in-law. They soon discover the Casa Luna is a strange, enchanted place where people find their heart's desire--but at a price. Everyone falls in love, though not with the people they expect, and the results are surprising and hilarious.

Author: Amanda Craig
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 06/08/2004
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.26w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9781400031078

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 82393 / Love in Idleness

About the Author
Amanda Craig is the author of Foreign Bodies, A Private Place, A Vicious Circle, and, most recently, In a Dark Wood. She lives in London and writes regularly for the Times, the Sunday Times, and the New Statesman.

www.amandacraig.com