A Valley in Italy Contributor(s): St Aubin de Teran, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060926198 ISBN-13: 9780060926199 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: A Valley in Italy recounts the restoration in the grand style of an impossible house and the charms of bohemian family life. It also offers a rare portrait of the life of an Italian village where 'all things are made to be as enjoyable as possible.' |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Italy - History | Europe - Italy - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
Dewey: 945.65 |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.36" W x 8.02" (0.39 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Italy |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Of all the romantic obsessions in novelist Lisa St Aubin de Teran's life, the search for a castle occupied her the longest--until she saw the magnificent Villa Orsola deep in the Umbrian hills. Only after eagerly signing the ownership papers did she and her husband, painter Robbie Duff-Scott, discover they were the owners of a vast ruin lacking windowpanes, parts of the roof, and other essentials. A Valley in Italy recounts its restoration in the grand style of impossible house and the charms of bohemian family life. It also offers a rare portrait of the life of a. Italian village, where "all things are made to be as enjoyable as possible." " Lisa St Aubin de Teran's intuitive sense of place, her affection for the people around her, and her appreciation for native Italian grace make this a memorable book that can stand beside the best accounts of Italian life. |
Contributor Bio(s): St Aubin De Teran, Lisa: - Lisa St Aubin de Teran is the award-winning author of several novels and has also published a volume of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, The Hacienda, which was a New York Times Notable Book. She is the founder and managing director of the Teran Foundation, a charitable organization that works to establish schools and farm projects in the north of Mozambique. She lives in Amsterdam. St Aubin de Teran, Lisa: -Lisa St Aubin de Terán is the award-winning author of several novels and has also published a volume of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, The Hacienda, which was a New York Times Notable Book. She is the founder and managing director of the Teran Foundation, a charitable organization that works to establish schools and farm projects in the north of Mozambique. She lives in Amsterdam. |