In a stunning nonfiction debut, the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of Goodness and Family Planning celebrates ten years of living in a northern Italian neighborhood. This is a rare work that manages to be both a portrait and an invitation for everyone who has loved, longed for, or dreamed about southern Europe.
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In a stunning nonfiction debut, the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of Goodness and Family Planning celebrates ten years of living in a northern Italian neighborhood. This is a rare work that manages to be both a portrait and an invitation for everyone who has loved, longed for, or dreamed about southern Europe.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Glossy, clean, bright, unmarked wrappers with illustration of Verona, Italy. Cover has slight edgewear, and a crese down the hinge. Pages very clean, no markings. Glued binding tight and solid. A delightful travelogue; an amusing and loving tribute to the country British author Tim Parks has embraced. With an Italian-born wife, an Italian made family, and a whole Italian condominium bubbling around him, he collects a gallery full of splendid characters who initiate the reader into all the foibles and delights of provincial Italy. He shares his secrets of survival, tales of the unexpected, and of new-found friends and neighbors. 272 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 1992, Grove Weidenfield, New York, New York, USA.
