Botticelli Blue Skies: An American in Florence - Hardcover

Gerber, Merrill Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299180204 ISBN 13: 9780299180201

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002

Synopsis

Botticelli Blue Skies When writer Merrill Joan Gerber is invited to join her husband, a history professor, as he takes a class of American college students to study in Florence, Italy, she feels terrified at the idea of leaving her comforts, her friends, and her aged mother in California. Her husband tries to assure her that her fear of Italy--and her lack of knowledge of the Italian language--will be offset by the dis Full description

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"Handled with subtle humor and disarming honesty, Gerber's narrative ultimately uncovers a core truth about travel: to surrender to a place, not the version from one's fantasies but as it really exists, is the only way to experience it."

Synopsis:

When writer Merrill John Gerber is invited to join her husband, a history professor, as he takes a class of American college students in Florence, Italy, she feels terrified at the idea of leaving her comforts, her friends, and her aged mother in California. Her husband tries to assure her that her fear of Italy - and her lack of knowledge of the Italian language - will be offset by the discoveries of travel. This is the tale of a woman who readily admits her fear of travel, a fear that many experience but are embarrassed to admit. When finally she plunges into the new adventure, she describes her experiences in Florence with wit, humour and energy.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0299180204
• ISBN 13: 9780299180201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 302