This was part of a box of books I was given by my neighbour, and as I'd previously read A Thousand Days in Tuscany, I was interested to read how de Blasi's story began. When I first picked up A Thousand Days in Tuscany it was billed as 'romantic' but was not at all romantic (beyond the romance of l...
I think at this point there must be a whole genre/category built up around people who chuck it all and move to either Italy or France, live in run-down, dilapidated houses, discover la dolce vita and then write books about it. I am their target market. This is a follow up to her previous book A T...
It was a tough book to get into. The beginning was very vague; but once the story line appeared, it got more and more interesting. The ending was unexpected; but made the book even more appealing.
What a lovely book following the stories of 5 ladies who meet up and swap recipes and cook for each other. The little village in Italy sounds idyllic.
Marlena de Blasi's style is startlingly intimate, like a person you've just met who proceeds to lean in too closely and assail you with deeply personal anecdotes. Of course, it is a recounting of her life, so the feeling of over-share is a given, but I've read many a memoir written by a person who s...
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