November 1925 found David and Frieda Lawrence on the Italian Riviera, looking for sun, sea air, and health. The Lawrences were exhilarated by life in their rented villa, set amid olive groves and vineyards, with a view of the sparkling Mediterranean. The drab English winter couldnât have been farther away. But before long Frieda found herself irresistibly attracted to their landlord, a dashing Italian army officer, and the resulting affair served as the background for Lawrenceâs writing: while in the villa, he turned out two stories, âSunâ and âThe Virgin and the Gypsy,â both prefiguring Lady Chatterleyâs Lover in their depiction of women fatally drawn to earthy, muscular men. Built on the unpublished, and previously unexplored, letters and diaries of Rina Secker, the Anglo-Italian wife of Lawrenceâs publisher, and featuring never-before-published letters from Lawrence, Lady Chatterleyâs Villa reconstructs the drama of the tempestuous marriage, and the ways it fired Lawrenceâs creativity. Along the way, Richard Owen offers a new accounting of Lawrenceâs passion for Italy, tracing his travels along the coasts and islands and his deep engagement with Italian culture. This exploration of a little-studied, but crucial period of the writerâs life will be a must for Lawrenceâs many fans.
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