La Bella Vita: Life, Love and Food in Southern Italy

by VidaAdamoli (Author)

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  2005

  $3.25

  Southern Italy 1968. The ancient village of Torre Saracena, a huddle of shuttered houses and sunbaked streets, perches on a rocky promontory above the sea. For centuries this insular community has closed its ranks against everyone outside its walls; even the inhabitants of the nearest town are classified as foreigners. After marrying her Italian boyfriend Lorenzo at 18, Vida and her family share their time between the bustle of Rome and the tranquility of Torre Saracena. Despite initial misgivings from the locals, they are soon accepted into the community and spend twenty years living la bella vita with the villagers and hippy eccentrics who become their trusted friends. From feuding and festivals, through to topless riots and brushes with the Neapolitan Mafia, life in Torre Saracena is high drama on a small stage.

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  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  Southern Italy 1960. The ancient Italian town of Torre Saracena. Vida recalls twenty years of living la bella vita with the villagers and bohemians who became her trusted friends. From feuding and festivals, through to murder and brushes with the Neapolitan Mafia, life in Torre Saracena is never dull. An evocative, entertaining and poignant reminiscence of a paradise found and lost.