Publication

2006-12-21 - Algonquin Books

Language

English

Word Count

79,250 words, Guess

Page Count

317 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveladyinpalazzoath00debl
  • ISBN-101565124731
  • ISBN-139781565124738
  • Goodreads106345
  • LibraryThing8653502
and 1 more

Description

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.

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Other Editions

  • The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in UmbriaPaperbackAlgonquin Books2006-12-21

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