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The Lady in the Palazzo: An Umbrian Love Story (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Lady in the PalazzoTouching and humorous, de Blasi's account of moving with her husband, Fernando, to Orvieto, the largest city in Italy's Umbria, is a story for those who delight in travel and share the fantasy of beginning a new life in a very different place.
Full description- Publisher: ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL HILL
- Published: 27 May 2008
- Format: Paperback 317 pages
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- Categories: Memoirs | Guidebooks
- ISBN 13: 9781565126107 ISBN 10: 1565126106
- Sales rank: 230,931
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Full description for The Lady in the Palazzo
Marlena di Blasi seduced readers to fall in love with Venice, then Tuscany, with her popular and critically acclaimed books "A Thousand Days in Venice" and "A Thousand Days in Tuscany." Now she takes readers on a journey into the heart of Orvieto, an ancient city in the less-trodden region of Umbria. Rich with history and a vivid sense of place, her tale is by turns romantic and sensual, joyous and celebratory, as she and her husband search for a home in this city on a hill--finding one that turns out to be the former ballroom of a dilapidated sixteenth-century palazzo. Along the way, de Blasi befriends an array of colorful characters, including cooks and counts and shepherds and a lone violinist, cooking her way into the hearts of her Umbrian neighbors. Brimming with life and kissed by romance, "The Lady in the Palazzo" perfectly captures the essence of a singular place and offers up a feast--and the recipes to prepare it!--for readers of all stripes.
