That's Amore!
Lasagne, language trouble and love in a 1970s Italian village
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2013
Matador (Verlag)
978-1-78306-063-4 (ISBN)
Matador (Verlag)
978-1-78306-063-4 (ISBN)
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The book is a light-hearted view of life in a rural Italian village in the 1970s. It is a picture of an Italy that is long gone.
Aged 22, Valerie left a comfortable life in Poole, Dorset, to follow her Italian fiancé to his home in northern Italy. In 1977, Piussogno was a sleepy mountain village where nothing much happened apart from the occasional triple birth of lambs. Valerie’s arrival was cause for gossip. The decision to build a disco meant she must be rich and it was also a foregone conclusion that she was pregnant. They were wrong on both fronts.
Her new life involved living with her future in-laws, learning both the language and how to drive like an Italian and then the completion of the disco coincided with a visit from the local mafia...
The language, the locals and lasagne – That’s Amore!
Aged 22, Valerie left a comfortable life in Poole, Dorset, to follow her Italian fiancé to his home in northern Italy. In 1977, Piussogno was a sleepy mountain village where nothing much happened apart from the occasional triple birth of lambs. Valerie’s arrival was cause for gossip. The decision to build a disco meant she must be rich and it was also a foregone conclusion that she was pregnant. They were wrong on both fronts.
Her new life involved living with her future in-laws, learning both the language and how to drive like an Italian and then the completion of the disco coincided with a visit from the local mafia...
The language, the locals and lasagne – That’s Amore!
Valerie Barona was born in 1955 in Poole, Dorset. She trained as a teacher and followed her husband to Piussogno, his village in northern Italy. After having two children, she returned to teaching and is currently on the staff at a local school, entertaining her grandchildren – and writing.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.11.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Leicester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78306-063-8 / 1783060638 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78306-063-4 / 9781783060634 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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