Ardor: A Novel of Enchantment Paperback - 2005

Ecco, 2005. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. When a lonely olive grower, Arcadio Carnabuci, sows his love seeds, he cann ot imagine the chaos his magic fruit will bring. While Fernanda Ponderosa, the voluptuous woman of his dreams, evades his spell, Gezabel, a hardworkin g middle-aged mule, falls head over hooves in love with him. And, as Gezabe l discovers, she is not the only one whose stars cross as the olive grower' s ardor casts its magic over the region. Suddenly, the butcher and the bake r are thinking murder, the village doctor and his nurse are driven to distr action, and a newborn is transformed into an angel. As the villagers altern ate between love and war, remarkable phenomena add to the fevered atmospher e, making passions surge higher than the soaring temperatures of summer. A wildly imaginative fairy tale for adults, Ardor celebrates the lovely landscape of Italy and the eccentricity of its inhabitants in a narrative full of twists and unexpected delights.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.