Novels that take place in Italy
Nov 30th, 2019, 08:48 AM
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I absolutely loathed both A Year in Provence and Under The Tuscan Sun. Who ARE these people with no real connections to their adopted lands who just come with money and pretentions? It's not the way I see living in a new country, and profiting off it with bad writing just makes it worse.
A bit of her story -
https://www.notablebiographies.com/n...s-Frances.html
Nov 30th, 2019, 11:14 AM
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Newby's books are absolute classics (three cheers for Wanda!). Parks' books are very accessible. BritishCaicos, those Mafia books are very interesting. I had not one, but two, high school mates whose families were directly involved with the mob. Had lunch with one of them (the Calabrian connection) just a couple weeks ago. Mayes and Mayle certainly stoked the fire for many.
Italy and France seem custom-made as locations for books, both fiction and non-fiction. The cities and towns, the hinterlands, the history and culture.
Ripe settings for fantasy.
I am done. The end.
Italy and France seem custom-made as locations for books, both fiction and non-fiction. The cities and towns, the hinterlands, the history and culture.
Ripe settings for fantasy.
I am done. The end.
Dec 2nd, 2019, 07:51 AM
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He also wrote an amusing book about the idiosyncrasies of the English language, called, "L'inglese. Lezioni semiserie." (Semi-serious lessons on English). In both of these books, there are some things about the language and the country tgat he didn't really understand. But those are interesting, too, because they demonstrate the confusion that a change of culture comports.
Dec 5th, 2019, 06:24 PM
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oh my, I already have a tall stack from the library, and now must go back for more. Thank you everyone. And love the stories about linguistic confusion. I pity people trying to make sense of American English. I'm sure I've put my foot in it many times trying to speak in another language, but people always seem to appreciate the effort.
Dec 7th, 2019, 09:49 AM
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Enchanted April inspired a girl's trip several years ago- one month in and around Florence. A Thousand Days in Venice later inspired an evening in Piazza San Marco sipping prosecco. We had the piazza to ourselves, as there was a very light mist of rain, and the orchestra played music just for us!
