Books About Italy Archives

20 Oct 2012

As an expat in Italy, I'm drawn to memoirs by writers who have followed a similar journey of uprooting life and going in search of a new pathway in a new country. Naturally, if the book is about expat life in Italy, then it's probably...

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29 Jul 2012

Book Review | Todo in Tuscany

Laura Thayer

Writing

There are a lot of reasons to fall in love with a house in Tuscany. A sweeping view across the rolling Tuscan hillsides, finding a piece of Italian history going back generations or a setting in a charming Italian village. While Louise Badger and Lawrence...

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02 Jul 2012

Book Review | Among the Cloud Dwellers by Giuliana Sica

Laura Thayer

Writing

Every life deserves a little magic. If you feel like yours is missing that little spark, then boy oh boy do I have the book for you! One of my favorite summer reads so far has been Among the Cloud Dwellers by Giuliana Sica (published...

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16 Dec 2011

Book Review | Gelato Sisterhood on the Amalfi Shore by Chantal Kelly

Laura Thayer

Writing

The beautiful Amalfi Coast, travel stories, history, traditional Campania recipes and, of course, gelato – I think I fell in love with Chantal Kelly's book Gelato Sisterhood on the Amalfi Shore before I finished reading the back cover. It was a joy to dive into...

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22 Aug 2011

Book Review | The French Gardener by Santa Montefiore

Laura Thayer

Writing

I've just finished reading a delicious book, with a story so good that it lingers in my thoughts and I don't want to let it go. I picked up The French Gardener by Santa Montefiore on a whim in the Omaha airport last March, when...

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Book Review | At Least You’re in Tuscany by Jennifer Criswell

Book Review | Todo in Tuscany

Book Review | Among the Cloud Dwellers by Giuliana Sica

Book Review | Gelato Sisterhood on the Amalfi Shore by Chantal Kelly

Book Review | The French Gardener by Santa Montefiore

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