AN ITALIAN READING LIST
The following are
books that will help you plan and enjoy your stay in Italy.
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Travels to
Tuscany & Northern Lazio by Mary Jane Cryan, Ghaleb /Etruria Editions, 2004 . Cost 18 euro,free
postage to Italian addresses. Signed copies at 15% discount directly
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Affreschi-Exploring
Etruria
by Mary Jane
Cryan & Norman
Roberson,Davide Ghaleb/Etruria
Editions, 2001
Cost 10 euro
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OUT
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-Vetralla-The English Connection
by Mary Jane Cryan,
Davide Ghaleb/Etruria Editions,
2001
Cost 5 euro plus
postage. Purchase directly
from Etruria Editions.
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NEW FAVORITES!
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Their
Other Side by Helen Barolini, Fordham Univ. NY. Six American Women and the lure
of Italy.
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Between
Salt Water and Holy Water by Tommaso Astarita, W. W. Norton & Co. A
History of southern Italy.
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The
Cardinal’s Hat
by Mary Hollingsworth, Money, ambition and housekeeping in
the Renaissance court of Ippolito d’ESte. Profile books, 2005
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Iris
Origo by
Caroline Moorehead-wonderful biography of the Marchesa dell’Val d’Orcia.
John Murray 2003
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Waking
Raphael by
Leslie Forbes, thriller set in Urbino.
Phoenix books, 2003
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The
Etruscan
by Linda Lappin, Gothic novel set in northern Lazio, Wynkin de Worde,
Galway, 2004
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The
collected traveller Central Italy
An inspired anthology & travel resource. Edited by Barrie
Kerper,Three Rivers Press, New York,2000
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M
, a biography of
Caravaggio,by
Peter Robb,Bloomsbury, 1998
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Galileo’s
Daughter
by Dava Sobel, a drama of sciene,faith and love, Fourth Estate, 1999
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An
Italian Affair
by Laura Fraser, part travel writing, part erotica, Vintage Books,
2002
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Ladies
of the Grand Tour
by Brian Dolan, women’s
lives and travels in 18th century, Flamingo, 2002
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Ripe
for the picking by
Anne Hawes. Her second book
(Extra Virgin) set among
the olive groves of Liguria , Penguin books,
2003
CLASSICS,
GUIDES, insider views
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Eyewitness Guide to Rome by Dorling
Kindersley,London, 1993 or new
Millenium Edition. this best-selling
guidebook.
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Fodor’s
Italy UpcloseFodor’s
Italy Upclose, Sardegna
chapter update by Mary Jane
Cryan
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Designer
Bargains in
Italy
and the Italian
edition Scoprioccasioni.
Editoriale Shopping,
Milano.
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Purchase the newest edition
directly from
info@scoprioccasioni.it
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Buying a Home in
Italy
by David Hampshire and Mary Jane Cryan, Survival Books, London
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Living and Working
in Italy-a Survival handbook-
Nick Daws & Mary
Jane Cryan. Survival Books, London
Musts
for those
planning the big
step.
Aimed at
British readers.
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The National Geographic Traveler: Rome by Sari Gilbert and Michael Brouse,
National Geographic Society, 2000
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Notes from an Italian Garden by Joan Marble. Doubleday, 2000
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As the Romans do: The delights, Dramas and Daily Diversions of Life in the Eternal
City.
by Alan Epstein,
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Joan, Michael and Alan have also lived in
Italy a long time-genuine insider views.
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Pilgrimage: A chronicle of Christianity through the churches of Rome
by June Hager
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Within Tuscany/Reflections on a Time and...
by Matthew Spender, Penguin ,a contadino-sculptor in Chianti,1992
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A Small Place in Italy by Eric Newby, Harper Collins, a great travel writer settles down
in the Apuan Alps between Tuscany and Liguria.
1994
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A Valley in Italy : The Many Seasons
of a Villa in Umbria
by Lisa St. Aubin De Teran, camping out in a fabulous ruin. 1994
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A Tuscan Childhood
by Kinta Beevor,Penguin, recollections of castle life near the
Carrara mountains. 1995
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Italy for the Gourmet Traveler
by Fred Plotkin . With glossary of Italian food , wine and more
than 500 towns listed, divided by regions. 1996.
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After Hannibal
by Barry Unsworth, a
chilling tale of what could go wrong when you buy a home in Umbria.-1996
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Bringing Italy Home : by Cheryl MacLachlan, Cassell, London. Italian arts, crafts &
decoration of homes. 1996
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Italian Neighbors Or, a Lapsed Anglo-Saxon in Verona by Tim Parks
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An Italian Education : The Further Adventures of an Expatriate in Verona by Tim Parks
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North of Naples, South of Rome
by Paolo Tullio,The Liliput Press. Actor & writer tells
of his real Italy , in the Comino valley , 1996
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Under the Tuscan Sun : At Home in Italy
by Frances Mayes,Broadway Books , an American poet restores a
villa near Cortona. 1997
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Living, Studying and Working in Italy by Travis Neighbor and Monica Larner, Henry Hold & Co., New
York, Practical, especially for students.
1998.
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The Hills of Tuscany : A New Life in an old
land
by Ferenc Matè, Harper & Collins, Finding a dream house in
Montipulciano. 1998
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When in Rome : A Journal of Life in Vatican
City
by Robert J. Hutchinson,Doubleday, N.Y. 1998
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Bella Tuscany : The Sweet Life in Italy
by Frances Mayes, Broadway Books, sequel to her best-seller, 1999
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Fodor’s guides
Karen Brown's 2000 Italy : Charming Bed
& Breakfasts by Nicole Franchini, Globe
Pequot Press
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Handmade in Italy, John Ferro Sims & Debra
Boraston,
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Landscapes in Italy
photos by John Ferro Sims,text by Lisa St. Aubin de
Teràn,Pavilion,
1989
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The New Italians
by Charles Richards,Penguin. Background info on what
makes modern Italians tick. 1994
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America’s Rome
by William L. Vance,Yale University Press, an
interdisciplinary look at Catholic, Victorian & Contemporary
Rome, 1989
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Traditional Houses of Rural Italy
by Paul Duncan and photos by John Ferro Sims, Collins & Brown,
Abbeville Press-paperback. Photos and text convince you that you
must have a home in rural Italy. 1993
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Historic Houses & Gardens Open to the Public in Italy,
1200 public and private houses manors castles gardens in Italy.
Historic hotels, restaurants and cafès, described region by
region. Editoriale
Giorgio Mondadori. Bell’Italia
Guide Storiche, 1966
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On the Spine of Italy, a year in the Abruzzi
by Harry Clifton, MacMillan,London, 1999
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Dear Friends and Darling
Romans,
Mary Chamberlain, memoir of living
in Rome in the 50’s. Written
in 1959 and recently
reissued. www.idkpress.com
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Il Palazzo , Mary Chamberlain,
Novel set in Rome. Written in the 1950’s and recently
reissued. Order
directly from
www.idkpress.com
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