A Valley in Italy - Softcover

St Aubin De Teran, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060926198 ISBN 13: 9780060926199

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 1995

Synopsis

Of all the romantic obsessions in novelist Lisa St Aubin de Teran's life, the search for a castle occupied her the longest--until she saw the magnificent Villa Orsola deep in the Umbrian hills. Only after eagerly signing the ownership papers did she and her husband, painter Robbie Duff-Scott, discover they were the owners of a vast ruin lacking windowpanes, parts of the roof, and other essentials. "A Valley in Italy" recounts its restoration in the grand style of impossible house and the charms of bohemian family life. It also offers a rare portrait of the life of a. Italian village, where "all things are made to be as enjoyable as possible."" Lisa St Aubin de Teran's intuitive sense of place, her affection for the people around her, and her appreciation for native Italian grace make this a memorable book that can stand beside the best accounts of Italian life.

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Review:

"St Aubin de Teran gets it right. . . . She has patience andimagination and a wonderful sense of humor. . . . After visiting this long with her, it was hard to leave."-- Susan Salter Reynolds, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"Exotically entertaining. . . . The luscious descriptions of wood smells, rustic scenes, and delicious foodstuffs make you want to go immediately into the kitchen and boil up tomatoes and basil plants in an old pot.... A huge success."-- Helen Fielding, "Sunday Times "(London)"Authentic. . . . Her next book should prove worth waiting for."-- William Weaver, "Washington Post Book World""There should be more people in the world like Lisa St Aubin de Teran."-- Michael Thompson-Noel, " Financial Times" (London)

About the Author:

Lisa St Aubin de Terán is the award-winning author of several novels and has also published a volume of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, The Hacienda, which was a New York Times Notable Book. She is the founder and managing director of the Teran Foundation, a charitable organization that works to establish schools and farm projects in the north of Mozambique. She lives in Amsterdam.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060926198
• ISBN 13: 9780060926199
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224