A Novel. The Italian Party is a sneaky book half glamorous fun, half an examination of Americas role in the world. Scottie and Michael, young newlyweds arriving in Siena in 1956, are seduced by Tuscanys famous beauty and the sensory experience of a summer in the ancient city. But their reasons for being there - and the secrets they are keeping from each other - force them beneath the beautiful surface to a more complex view of ltaly, America, and each other. When Scotties Italian teacher, a teenager with secrets of his own, goes missing, her search for him leads her to discover other, darker truths about herself, her husband, and her