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A handsome first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition housed in an equally Fine dust-jacket.

Acts of Love is a novel about a forbidden love between two people of different social classes. It is set in Italy during World War II and tells the story of their relationship through the eyes of both characters.

Elia Kazan wrote this novel based on his own experience of falling in love with a woman half his age. He was married to an American and they lived in Italy during World War II, which made their relationship all the more forbidden. The novel is a beautiful and tragic story of love and sacrifice.; 8vo; 435 pages.