Lucy, a 19-year-old American, arrives in Tuscany, where her mother Sara, a poet who recently committed suicide, is spending the summer among her bohemian artist friends. Niccolo, a local boy, is the one who gave Lucy the thrill of her first kiss four years ago. As the two become close again, Lucy's hosts, the Graysons, bring her into their world, which they have turned into an artists' colony. Thus they begin to feed on her youth and fresh spirit. This freshness attracts Alex Parrish the most among the guests who spend their vacation there. Alex, a writer in the last stages of a terminal illness, is attracted by her charm and zest for life.As the summer passes, Lucy will learn that Niccolo is a monster of a woman, learn the necessary life lessons from Alex, and who knows, maybe even experience true and innocent love! All the while unraveling a few secrets about her mother and herself...
