Extra Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month Is Enchanted - Softcover

Hawes, Annie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060958111 ISBN 13: 9780060958114

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2002

Synopsis

In 1983, a pale Annie Hawes and her equally pale sister leave England for the sun-drenched olive groves of a small Italian town in Liguria. With fantasies of handsome tanned men and swimming in the sea urging them on, they are hired to work for ten weeks to graft roses -- of which they have little knowledge -- along the Italian Riviera, board and lodging included.

But none of the men seem to be under forty, and Ligurians have particular ideas about life, including swimming ("To go swimming in seawater outside the month of July or August is even worse for your health than drinking cappuccino after twelve noon!"). But Annie and her sister are captivated by San Pietro's quirkiness and beauty, and suddenly their brief stay stretches into years, as they are bemused, charmed, and ultimately accepted by the eccentric inhabitants of their adopted home.

Resonating with captivating verve and humor, Extra Virgin dishes up a sumptuous sampling of Italian life from an irresistible new voice.

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Review:

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About the Author:

Anne Hawes has worked for the past fifteen years as a freelance film editor. She has lived in France and Africa as well as her native England. She now lives most contentedly in Liguria, Italy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060958111
• ISBN 13: 9780060958114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352