Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walker

While planning a recent trip to Italy, I read Nancy Pearl's review on this book.  She raved about it, and since some of it took place in Italy, I decided to add it to the old Kindle to take on the trip with me.  Good decision.  It's always interesting to be in the location of a book.  Actually, the Italy part of the book takes place in the Cinque Terre area of Italy which is a gorgeous part of that beautiful country.  This is one of those books that jumps around in time and from character to character.  The first story takes place in 1962 in Italy where we meet a man who owns a hotel on the coast of Italy.  A beautiful American actress arrives who is very ill, and, of course, the man is fascinated by this woman.  Story number two is in the present time in Hollywood where we meet a famous movie producer and his assistant.  As the two stories progress, they come together, and it's a fabulous story.  Really loved this book and highly recommend it.  -June