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Favourite books about Italy
Extra Virgin: Amongst the Olive Groves of LiguriaExtra Virgin: Amongst the Olive Groves of Liguria by Annie Hawes
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The first out of her 3 novels, this is a brilliant, well written and highly entertaining novel about a young girl moving to Italy with her sister. I have since read it hundreds of times
Ripe for the PickingRipe for the Picking by Annie Hawes
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The second novel in Hawes set. Many years on she is still in Italy and fallin in love.
Journey to the SouthJourney to the South by Annie Hawes
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The third and final book by Hawes sees her travelling down to Calabria to see her boyfriends ancestrial village. Very funny and her description of stange village folk is very believable.
La Bella Vita: Life, Love and and Food in Southern ItalyLa Bella Vita: Life, Love and and Food in Southern Italy by V. Adamoli
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Adamoli is a descriptive writer and this book is a joy to read, and hard to put down. Makes you feel as though you are in the village.
Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a YearChrist Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year by Carlo Levi
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Levi wrties about life in the hidden away villages in the south of Italy. An interesting, educating and fascinating read. You can understand the social, political and economic issues of the times.
The Story of San MicheleThe Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe
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I stumbled across this book by chance and am glad I did. Interesting, entertaining and a great read about Munthe building a house in Capri.
Calabrian TalesCalabrian Tales by Peter Chiarella
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Not too many books are written about Calabria and this one is set in the past about the authors family. A good book,