Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law
✍ Scribed by Wilson, Katherine
- Book ID
- 109335921
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780812998160
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
In the tradition of M. F. K. Fisher and Peter Mayle, this enchantingly warm and witty memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures abroad, where a three-month rite of passage in Naples turns into a permanent embrace of this boisterous city on the Mediterranean. It is all thanks to a surprising romance, a new passion for food, and a spirited woman who will become her mother-in-law--and teach her to laugh, to seize joy, and to love.
When I saw the sea at Gaeta, I knew that Naples was near and I was coming home.
Fresh out of college, Katherine arrives in Naples to intern at the United States Consulate. "There is a chaotic, vibrant energy about Naples that forces you to let go and give in," writes Katherine, who meets handsome, studious Salvatore one evening and finds herself immediately enveloped by his elegant mother, Raffaella, and the rest of the Avallone family. From that moment, Katherine's education begins: Never eat the crust of...