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That's Amore!
Lasagne, language trouble and love in a 1970s Italian village
by Valeria Barona
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Pub Date
4 Nov 2013
| Archive Date
12 Jan 2014
Description
The book is a light-hearted view of life in a rural Italian village in the 1970s. It is a picture of an Italy that is long gone.
Aged 22, Valerie left a comfortable life in Poole, Dorset, to follow her Italian fiancé to his home in northern Italy. In 1977, Piussogno was a sleepy mountain village where nothing much happened apart from the occasional triple birth of lambs. Valerie’s arrival was cause for gossip. The decision to build a disco meant she must be rich and it was also a foregone conclusion that she was pregnant. They were wrong on both fronts.
Her new life involved living with her future in-laws, learning both the language and how to drive like an Italian and then the completion of the disco coincided with a visit from the local mafia...
The language, the locals and lasagne – That’s Amore!
The book is a light-hearted view of life in a rural Italian village in the 1970s. It is a picture of an Italy that is long gone.
Aged 22, Valerie left a comfortable life in Poole, Dorset, to follow...
Description
The book is a light-hearted view of life in a rural Italian village in the 1970s. It is a picture of an Italy that is long gone.
Aged 22, Valerie left a comfortable life in Poole, Dorset, to follow her Italian fiancé to his home in northern Italy. In 1977, Piussogno was a sleepy mountain village where nothing much happened apart from the occasional triple birth of lambs. Valerie’s arrival was cause for gossip. The decision to build a disco meant she must be rich and it was also a foregone conclusion that she was pregnant. They were wrong on both fronts.
Her new life involved living with her future in-laws, learning both the language and how to drive like an Italian and then the completion of the disco coincided with a visit from the local mafia...
The language, the locals and lasagne – That’s Amore!
A Note From the Publisher
Valerie Barona was born in 1955 in Poole, Dorset. She trained as a teacher and followed her husband to Piussogno, his village in northern Italy. After having two children, she returned to teaching and is currently on the staff at a local school, entertaining her grandchildren – and writing.
Valerie Barona was born in 1955 in Poole, Dorset. She trained as a teacher and followed her husband to Piussogno, his village in northern Italy. After having two children, she returned to teaching...
A Note From the Publisher
Valerie Barona was born in 1955 in Poole, Dorset. She trained as a teacher and followed her husband to Piussogno, his village in northern Italy. After having two children, she returned to teaching and is currently on the staff at a local school, entertaining her grandchildren – and writing.
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781783068913 |
| PRICE |
£4.99 (GBP)
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781783068913 |
| PRICE |
£4.99 (GBP)
|
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