Michael Hartwig

The Accidental Italian (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Theo, a gay man from New York City, travels to Positano for a summer vacation after a breakup with his boyfriend. He hoped to avoid his friends in Provincetown and spend quiet time in Italy incognito. While on the Amalfi Coast, Theo, who has an Italian father but was raised in France, overhears the conversation of two criminals plotting a terrible crime. When he goes to the local station to report it, he discovers that the police sergeant is also the appetizing man occupying the sunbed next to him on the beach. During a stakeout to catch the suspects, Theo and Raffaello fall under each other's spell. Theo struggles to overcome his alienation from all things Italian, and Raffaello wrestles with same-sex desires he thought he had buried years ago. Their relationship unfolds but reaches an impasse in the face of hostility from Raffaello's colleagues and father-in-law. Through a mysterious twist of fate, Theo returns to Positano a year later only to find that his history with Raffaello remains unresolved despite an intense and precipitous relationship with another Italian man he meets on the beach. Amidst a troubling backdrop of crime and intrigue, the fast-paced plot celebrates the scenery, traditions, and sensuality of the Italian coast and its power to mend hearts and inspire love.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Herring Cove Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798232273422
• Artikelnr.: 75614739

Autorenporträt

Michael Hartwig is a Boston and Provincetown-based author of LGBTQ fiction. Hartwig is an accomplished professor of religion and ethics as well as an established artist. His original oil paintings are represented by On Center Gallery in Provincetown.

Hartwig grew up in Dallas but spread his wings early on living in Rome for five years, moving to New England later, and then working in the area of educational travel to the Middle East and Europe.

His fiction weaves together his interest in LGBTQ studies, ethics, religion, art, languages, and travel. The books are set in international venues. They include rich local descriptions and are peppered with the local language. Characters grapple not only with their own gender and sexuality but with prevailing paradigms of sexuality and family in the world around them.

Hartwig has a facility for fast-paced plots that transport readers to other worlds. They are romantic and steamy as well as thoughtful and engaging. Hartwig imagines rich characters who are at crossroads in their lives. In many instances, these crossroads mirror cultural ones. There's plenty of sexual tension to keep readers on the edge of their seats, but the stories are enriched by broader considerations historical, cultural, and philosophical.

For more information on published and forthcoming books visit:

visit: www.michaelhartwigauthor.com