The Italian Lover

The Sea

Author: Robert Hellenga

Margot Harrington’s memoir about her discovery of a priceless masterpiece – and the misguided love affair it inspired – is now, 25 years later, being made into a movie. Margot enters into a drama she never imagined, where she learns about the unknowability of others…..Read More

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