Diary Of A Film Av Niven Govinden

<p><b>''Niven Govinden''s <i>Diary of a Film</i>, his sixth novel, is also his best yet. Smart, sexy and cinematic (in many senses), it is a love letter to Italy and to film'' <i>Observer</i></b><br><br><b>''Immersive . . . This is a wise and skilfully controlled novel that can be read in an afternoon, but which radiates in the mind for much longer'' <i>Financial Times</i></b><br><br><b>''A beautiful, poignant novel of love and longing'' <i>Telegraph</i></b><br><br>An auteur, together with his lead actors, is at a prestigious European festival to premiere his latest film.<br><br>Alone one morning at a backstreet caf¿he strikes up a conversation with a local woman who takes him on a walk to uncover the city''s secrets, historic and personal. As the walk unwinds, a story of love and tragedy emerges, and he begins to see the chance meeting as fate. He is entranced, wholly clear in his mind: her story must surely form the basis for his next film.<br><br>This is a novel about cinema, fl¿urs