North Of Naples, South Of Rome by Paolo Tullio

North Of Naples, South Of Rome by Paolo Tullio

North of Naples, South of Rome encompasses a chaotic wine competition, the Italian cantina, market-day haggling and truffle-hunting, winning a local election, roasting a pig whole, and the scams and the charms of Naples.

less manipulative than Peter Mayle … a wonderful initiation to the piquant joys of Italian country living … As reviving as a hot espresso’ – The Sunday Times ‘A genuine warm breeze of Italy blows from these pages.’ – Brian Fallon, The Irish Times ‘ …this book will warm the heart, expand the soul, and can even be used to nourish the body.’ – Image ‘A delightful, often hilarious insight to the Italy of today. If you want to know what makes the real Italy and real Italians tick, do not on any account neglect to read this. You will be intrigued and delighted.’ – Tim Cranmer, Cork Examiner ‘Tullio brings his home town and the valley stretching beneath alive to us with all their faults, beauty and charm. It deserves to be more widely read than the book the fellow wrote about Provence.’ – Gillian Somerville Large, Irish Independent ‘Colourful, sometimes hilarious, sometimes frustration and pathos filled, this is a fascinating portrayal of family life in and around the little Italian town that has been home to the author and his many relatives for 600 years.’ – Marian Curd, The Universe

less manipulative than Peter Mayle … a wonderful initiation to the piquant joys of Italian country living … As reviving as a hot espresso.’ – The Sunday Times ‘A genuine warm breeze of Italy blows from these pages.’ – Brian Fallon, The Irish Times ‘ …this book will warm the heart, expand the soul, and can even be used to nourish the body.’ – Image ‘A delightful, often hilarious insight to the Italy of today. If you want to know what makes the real Italy and real Italians tick, do not on any account neglect to read this. You will be intrigued and delighted.’ – Tim Cranmer, Cork Examiner ‘Tullio brings his home town and the valley stretching beneath alive to us with all their faults, beauty and charm. It deserves to be more widely read than the book the fellow wrote about Provence.’ – Gillian Somerville Large, Irish Independent ‘Colourful, sometimes hilarious, sometimes frustration and pathos filled, this is a fascinating portrayal of family life in and around the little Italian town that has been home to the author and his many relatives for 600 years.’ – Marian Curd, The Universe

PAOLO TULLIO lives in County Wicklow and the Comino Valley with his wife, Susan Morley, and two children. Former award-winning restaurateur, he is now a computer programmer, wine-trader, thespian and writer. He is author of mushroom.man (1998).

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ISBN 13	9781874675822
ISBN 10	1874675821
Title	North Of Naples, South Of Rome
Author	Paolo Tullio
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The Lilliput Press Ltd
Year published	1996-01-01
Number of pages	254
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