Rising From The Mist in the sun-blushed hills of Tuscany is Il Piccolo Rustico, a 300-year-old stone farmhouse that Nancy Doran dreams of lovingly restoring into an idlyllic home. All her husband Phil can see is a crumbling money pit that, as far as dreams go, is more of a nightmare. Reluctantly leaving behind high -octane, air-conditioned Los Angeles where he lives and works as a writer-producer, Phil is uprooted to a strange country intoxicated by O sole mio, virgin olive oil and oak-aged Chianti. The local village reveals itself to be a hive of seething passions, secrets and age-old blood feuds, and the newcomers find that life is not all strolls around town during the passagiato and relaxing under the awnings of picturesque cafes. Beset by a rift of exasperating challenges - from the cunning tricks of the Pinatore family to an infuriating Byzantine Italian bureaucracy - it is only with an inspired touch of the 'Inner Italian' that Phil and Nancy finally manage to soften the hearts of their neighbours and are embraced by the community.
By:
Phil Doran Imprint: Virgin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 195mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 270g ISBN:9780753510155 ISBN 10: 0753510154 Pages: 288 Publication Date:05 May 2005 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Reluctant Tuscan, The
Doran lobs a comic hand grenage into the Tuscan hills. Hilarious. -- Kathy Lette
