Urban Venus (A story of love and art in Italy)

Contemporary and historical fiction combine in this love story set in present-day and Renaissance Italy.

Broken-hearted art student, Lydia Irvine, spends her days wandering the atmospheric streets of Florence, soaking up the culture in its art galleries and museums. She develops a strong pull to one painting in particular, Titian’s Venus of Urbino in the Uffizi Gallery. Lydia frequently falls asleep in front of the painting and starts to believe the dreams she has in the gallery ‘transport’ her to another time and place.

Who is this woman she becomes in the dreams and what is she trying to tell Lydia? With the help of her charmingly handsome tutor, Vincenzo Tizzaro, she starts to research the life of the artist and becomes deeply embroiled in the mystery which is beginning to unfold. Through the dreams, Lydia learns far more about the Renaissance era than she ever could from the history books, but when her life is put in danger, has she taken it all a step too far?

‘An interesting novel that evokes the art and romanticism of Italy, cleverly combining history with a compelling modern story’ -- Italia! magazine (July 2012 issue)

'The city just lifts off the pages of this delightful novel' -- Trip Fiction BlogSpot (January 2013). Read the full review and an interview with the author on www.tripfiction.blogspot.co.uk.

From the author of Kindle Top 100 Bestseller, 'Head Over Heels'.