| Non-Fiction |
The Other
Liguria
Micol Negrin
La Cucina Italiana, February 2001, p 74 |
A lyric glimpse of
the cucina of the mountain villages of Italian
Riviera,
"waiting to be discovered".
We have some wonderful rentals available in this hidden
part of Italy. |
Castle of
Dreams
Michol Negrin
La Cucina Italiana, June, 2001,
p 44 |
Home of our own Doria
Park Hotel, Lerici,
on the Bay of Poets, is host to some wonderful seafood chefs,
one of whom is featured here.
This article includes some breathtaking photos of one of
the most romantic towns in Italy as well as an enticing
description of the pleasures of the area. |
A
Traveller's History of Italy
Valerio Lintner
Interlink Books. 1989
ISBN 0-940 793046-6 |
You can read this
one on the airplane enroute to Italy.
A concise history of the Italians from prehistoric
through modern times, this easy read provides valuable
background for your trip to Italy and covers all major periods
from the Etruscans, Romans, the glories of the Renaissance and
the stresses of reunification. |
Celebrating
Italy
Carol Field
William Morrow & Company, Inc. New York, 1990
ISBN 0-688-07093-0 |
A wonderful
exploration of the history of the feasts and festivals of Italy
and the foods with which have been celebrated for centuries.
A true culinary journey for cook and traveler alike. |
Galileo's
Daughter
Dava Sobel
Penguin Books, 2000
ISBN 0-14 02-8055-3 |
This best selling
biography is set in renaissance Florence
and Rome.
Not only does author Sobel bring Galileo to life, she recreates
the feel of daily life of Galileo's time.
After reading this, you
will want to locate Galileo's neighborhood and the convent where
his daughter spent her life.
And, of course, you will have to see Santa Croce. |
A Tuscan
Childhood
Kinta Beevor
Penguin Books, 1995
ISBN 0-14-016673-4 |
A English woman
remembers growing up in prewar Lunigiana
and Florence
with her artist parents and their famous friends.
Wonderful descriptions of the magical Lunigiana
countryside, the rural village of Aulla and its customs and
characters. The war
years were spent at Poggio Gherardo in Florence where she
experienced more of the fascinating faces of Tuscany. |
Under the
Tuscan Sun,
Bella Tuscany,
In Tuscany
Frances Mayes
Broadway Books (Random House), 1996, 1999, 2000
ISBNs 0-7679-0038-3, 0-7679-0284-X, 07679-0535-0 |
Frances Mayes'
lyrical treatises. You will enjoy these journals of an
American's experiences of daily life in modern Tuscany
and Umbria.
In Tuscany also includes numerous beautiful
photographs. These books serve as loving,
thoughtful and romantic introductions to Tuscany and Italian
life. |
| Fiction |
|
Stone Virgin
Barry Unsworth
W.W.Norton & Company, Paperback, 1995
ISBN 0-393-31309-3. |
A mystery novel
set in Venice's
gorgeous past and precarious present, Stone Virgin is an
intriguing read for those heading for the Veneto. |
Summer's
Lease
John Mortimer
Penguin Books, 1988
ISBN 0-140-10573-5 |
You may remember
the television version of this engaging mystery.
Set in glorious summer Tuscany,
a family rents a Tuscan villa and encounters murder, water
shortages and some intriguing characters as well as the
enigmatic paintings of Piero della Francesca. |
