N4/ Stealing Beauty/ by Shirley Lowe/fiction/used/Cond C

vintage paperback copy of Stealing Beauty written by Shirley Lowe. Published in 1996 by Orion Books, this 184-page drama novel is the official book tie-in to the internationally acclaimed arthouse film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.Cover Aesthetics & Visual DetailFeatured Artwork: The cover art features a striking, stylized portrait of a young Liv Tyler, who starred as the film's main protagonist, Lucy Harmon.Tagline: Printed prominently at the top is the film's iconic tagline: "Nothing is as seductive as innocence."Book SummaryThe narrative centers on Lucy Harmon, a 19-year-old American girl grieving the sudden suicide of her mother, a famous bohemian poet. Her father sends her to stay for the summer with a close-knit colony of eccentric artists at the picturesque Villa Grayson in Tuscany, Italy.Lucy is driven by two private motives:Unlocking family secrets: She wants to decipher a series of cryptic poems left behind in her mother's diary to finally uncover the true identity of her biological father.Reconnecting with first love: She hopes to reunite with Niccolo Donati, an Italian boy who stole her heart during a visit four years prior.As the summer progresses, Lucy's magnetic and pure presence disrupts the torpid, routine lives of the villa's aging and cynical residents. Her journey shifts from a simple summer holiday into an awakening of romance, family discovery, and adulthood