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Italy
Books set in Italy
Frances Mayes
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Italy is the hot spot on the planet—blessed with beauty, a huge hunk of western civilization, enchanting towns, opera, the whole history of architecture and art, Rome!, blissful islands, robust food and wine--tutto!
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Do you know how fast you are walking? ... To get a close estimate, count the number of steps you take in a minute and divide by 30... :)
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― Albina Fabiani
― Albina Fabiani
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Watching Italians eat (especially men, I have to say) is a form of tourism the books don't tell you about. They close their eyes, raise their eyebrows into accent marks, and make sounds of acute appreciation. It's fairly sexy. Of course I don't know how these men behave at home, if they help with the cooking or are vain and boorish and mistreat their wives. I realized Mediterranean cultures have their issues. Fine, don't burst my bubble. I didn’t want to marry these guys, I just wanted to watch.
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― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
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