One Italian Summer

Name: One Italian Summer
Brand: Affirm Press
SKU: 9781922930477
Price: 22.99 NZD
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By Pip Williams

3.83

( 2,096 ratings, 150 reviews)

Summary

One Italian Summer by Pip Williams is a heartfelt memoir chronicling the author's journey through Italy with her family. In this evocative narrative, Williams explores themes of loss and rediscovery, as the picturesque Italian landscape provides a beautiful backdrop for reflection and healing.
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You might enjoy this book if you love richly detailed memoirs that blend travel, self-discovery, and family bonds. It offers an immersive experience in the Italian landscape while exploring deep emotional journeys and personal growth.

One Italian Summer

A warm, poignant and often hilariously self-deprecating story of a family's search for a better way of living

Description

Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food, and spend more time with the people they love. But jobs and responsibilities got in the way: their chooks died, their fruit rotted, and Pip ended up depressed and in therapy. So they did the only reasonable thing - they quit their jobs, pulled the children out of school, and went searching for la dolce vita in Italy.

One Italian Summer is a warm, funny, and often poignant story of a family's search for a better way of living in the homes and on the farms of strangers. Pip sleeps in a woodshed, feasts under a Tuscan sun, works like a tractor in Calabria, and eventually, finds her dream - though it's not at all the one she expected.

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One Italian Summer by Pip Williams is generally well-received, with readers praising its heartfelt exploration of family, grief, and finding oneself through travel. Many appreciate its evocative descriptions of Italy and the personal growth depicted. However, some found the pacing slow at times.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922930477

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Press

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Pip Williams was born in London, grew up in Sydney, and now lives in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia with her family and an assortment of animals. She is the author of international bestselling novelThe Dictionary of Lost Words (2020) and its companion,The Bookbinder of Jericho (2023). Before she became a novelist,Pip spent most of her working life as a social researcher, studying what keeps us well and what helps us thrive These questions lead Pip and her family to a single summer in Italy that planted the seeds of her writing career, an experience she captures in her memoir,One Italian Summer.