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The Lady in the Palazzo Audiobook Summary

From village feasts and rustic tavernas to ancient piazzas and moonlit balconies, the smells and tastes and sounds and soul of Umbria come alive in bestselling author Marlena de Blasi’s evocative memoir.
By turns romantic and sensual, joyous and celebratory, touching and humorous, Marlena de Blasi’s account of moving with her husband, Fernando, to Orvieto, the largest city in Italy’s Umbria, will appeal to anyone who delights in travel and shares the fantasy of beginning a new life in a very different place. It is a tale of the couple’s search for the right home-which turns out to be the former ballroom of a fifteenth=-century palazzo-and the right balance in their lives, in this case making friends of cooks, counts, shepherds, and a lone violinist. It is a tale, too, of an American woman finding her niche in a society bound by tradition and seemingly closed to outsiders.
With a voice full of wonder, de Blasi brings to life these engagingly quirky people and the aloof, almost daunting society that exists in Umbria. Not since Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence has a writer so convincingly captures the essence of a singular place and created a feast for readers of all stripes.
“Vivid writing and an affectionate appreciation of the sounds, scenes and flavors of Italy.”-Publishers Weekly

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About the Author(s) of The Lady in the Palazzo

Marlena de Blasi is the author of The Lady in the Palazzo

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The Lady in the Palazzo Full Details

Length 9 hours 40 minutes
Author Marlena de Blasi
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Publisher Tantor Media, Inc
Release date February 01, 2007
ISBN 9781400173433

Subjects

The publisher of the The Lady in the Palazzo is Tantor Media, Inc. includes the following subjects: Biography & Autobiography, General, Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, Travel, Europe, Italy The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, General

Additional info

The publisher of the The Lady in the Palazzo is Tantor Media, Inc. The imprint is Tantor Media, Inc. It is supplied by Tantor Media, Inc. The ISBN-13 is 9781400173433.

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This book is only available in the United States.

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