A Castle in Tuscany: The Fascinating Life of Janet Ross - A Woman Ahead of Her Time |
 Sarah Benjamin
ISBN: 1740458869
Tells the story of the extraordinary Janet Ross. To lovers of classic food books, Janet's name is recognisable, as the eminent Elizabeth David cited her as a source and her work changed the way the English thought about vegetables. Few people though...(read more) |
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Eleven Short Stories |
 Luigi Pirandello, Stanley Appelbaum (Translator)
ISBN: 0486280918
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Journey to the South |
 Annie Hawes
ISBN: 014101752X
Ever since Annie got together with Ciccio, his Calabrian family have spoken of their homeland as an earthly paradise, of wild nights dancing the tarantella, of almond milk sold fresh from roadside stalls, of honey cakes and amaro made from wild...(read more) |
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Madame Serpent (The Medici Trilogy: Volume 1) |
 Jean Plaidy
ISBN: 0099493179
Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de'Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into...(read more) |
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Mirror Mirror |
 Gregory Maguire
ISBN: 0060988657
A retelling of the Snow White story set in Renaissance Italy. The world was called Monteflore, as far as she knew, and from her aerie on every side all the world descended. The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Blanca de Nevada lives perched high above...(read more) |
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Portofino |
 Frank Schaeffer
ISBN: 0552772879
'Some kids I met told lies to be special. I told lies to be normal...' It is the early 1960s and for young Calvin Becker, the son of embarrassingly over-zealous American missionaries, the family holiday in the Italian resort of Portofino is the...(read more) |
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Queen Jezebel (The Medici Trilogy: Volume 3) |
 Jean Plaidy
ISBN: 0099493195
The ageing Catherine de' Medici has arranged the marriage of her beautiful Catholic daughter Margot to the uncouth Huguenot King Henry of Navarre. Margot, still desperately in love with Henry de Guise, refuses to utter her vows. But even Catherine is...(read more) |
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Room with a View, A (Dover thrift editions) |
 E.M. Forster
ISBN: 0486284670
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See Naples and Die: The Camorra and Organized Crime |
 Tom Behan
ISBN: 1860647839
The criminal organization known as "The Camorra" existed a century before the emergence of its cousin, the Sicilian Mafia. This book argues that its influence today is as strong as ever. This account of the organization and its leaders claims...(read more) |
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Sour Grapes |
 Marilyn Todd
ISBN: 0727891588
Visiting her stepmother at the family estate in Tuscany, Claudia is concerned at the gaggle of hangers-on surrounding the old lady. There's the sorceress Candace and the handsome horse trader Darius, both of whom seem to hold Larentia equally in their...(read more) |
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Summer in Tuscany |
 Elizabeth Adler
ISBN: 0340822074
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The Food of Love |
 Anthony Capella
ISBN: 0786272740
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The Humorists' Guide to Italy |
 Robert Wechsler
ISBN: 1861055919
Every aspect of Italy and Italian life, past and present, is seen through a filter of irony, incongruity, satire, parody and nonsense, making When in Rome not only the companion for your travels but the perfect book to read in those moments spent at...(read more) |
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The Italian Woman (The Medici Trilogy: Volume 2) |
 Jean Plaidy
ISBN: 0099493187
When Catherine de' Medici was forced to marry Henry of Orleans, her's was not the only heart broken. Jeanne of Navarre once dreamed of marrying this same prince, but like Catherine, she must bend to the will of King Francis's political needs. And so...(read more) |
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The Medici Curse |
 Matt Chamings
ISBN: 0571231772
It is Renaissance Florence: Alessandra, the daughter of the powerful Lorenzo Medici, sits for her portrait - a wedding gift for the man her father is forcing her to marry. It is Florence, in 2005: Maria is on holiday visiting relatives when her father...(read more) |
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The Medici Seal |
 Theresa Breslin
ISBN: 0552554472
This story is set in Romagna, Italy in the year 1502. Fleeing from the murderous brigand Sandino, Matteo - a young boy - is saved from drowning by the companions of Leonardo da Vinci. From this moment on, Matteo is at the Maestro's side as he carries...(read more) |
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The Merchant of Venice |
 William Shakespeare, M. M. Mahood (Editor)
ISBN: 0521532515
The Merchant of Venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by Shakespeare. Molly Mahood pays special attention to the expectations of the play's first audience, and to our modern experience of seeing and hearing the play. In a...(read more) |
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Treading Grapes: Walking Through the Vineyards of Tuscany |
 Rosemary George
ISBN: 0553815008
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