.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
A Small Place in Italy
Eric Newby
€ 17.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for A Small Place in Italy
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks on back corner but otherwise clean
In 1967, Eric Newby and his wife Wanda acquired "I Castagni" (The Chestnuts), a small and ruined farmhouse in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the borders of Liguria and northern Tuscany. They were the first foreigners to live in the area, and for 25 years, they remained the only ones. This book recounts the Newbys' life in their house in a forgotten era. It describes how they pulled the house back from the brink of collapse, their enduring friendship with the neighbouring contadini, who welcomed them - whether eating, drinking, harvesting grapes and olives, or hunting for fungus ... Read more
In 1967, Eric Newby and his wife Wanda acquired "I Castagni" (The Chestnuts), a small and ruined farmhouse in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the borders of Liguria and northern Tuscany. They were the first foreigners to live in the area, and for 25 years, they remained the only ones. This book recounts the Newbys' life in their house in a forgotten era. It describes how they pulled the house back from the brink of collapse, their enduring friendship with the neighbouring contadini, who welcomed them - whether eating, drinking, harvesting grapes and olives, or hunting for fungus ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330338189
SKU
KSS0001718
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
Reviews for A Small Place in Italy