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Cargando... A Valley in Italypor Lisa St. Aubin de Terán
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Teran acquires a rundown estate in Umbria and sets about the arduous work of restoring it along with her artist husband. What sets this book apart from countless other like books, is Teran's writing ability. Her lucid prose captures the countryside and the eccentric locals who populate it. Her greater family also is entertaining, including two nannies. called the "beauties" and her daughter, almost too preciously called "the child Iseult." Their adventures add spice to the book. Her village was too small to be located by using Google Earth, etc., and some photographs would have been welcome. Her husband is a vague figure who comes across as somewhat of a twit. Not surprisingly she ultimately ends up divorcing him, albeit some years after writing the book. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Tracing a year in the life of an Umbrian village, this book shifts month by month through the seasons and the social rites of people. Side by side with the celebrations of particular saints' days, the accompanying banquets, the dances, processions and the cultivation of the land upon which the area has long depended, the author describes the restoration of the huge, dilapidated palazzo she and her family occupy. Between the purchase of the villa and her daughters's wedding party a year later, there is an account of life in Umbria as it is lived by the Italians. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)945.65History and Geography Europe Italy and region Marches, Umbria, Lazio; Vatican CityClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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