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Helena Attlee

The Land Where Lemons Grow : The Story of Italy and its Citrus...

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At a Glance
Unique cultural journey
Explores Italy's culinary past
Combines travel, history, recipes
Delightful blend of topics
Citrus fruit as storyteller
Description

4 stars. Attlee, who knows and loves Italy and the Italians, takes the reader through the countrys scented gardens with her sharp descriptions, pertinent stories and quotes and intriguing recipes. I was there with her Anna del Conte, Sunday TelegraphA delightful book about Italys unexpected history, told through its citrus fruitsThe story of citrus runs through the history of Italy like a golden thread, and by combining travel writing with history, recipes, horticulture and art, Helena Attlee takes the reader on a unique and rich journey through Italys cultural, moral, culinary and political past.Fascinating . . . A distinguished garden writer, Attlee fell under the spell of citrus over ten years ago and the book, like the eleventh labour of Hercules to steal the golden fruit of the Hesperides, is the result. She writes with great lucidity, charm and gentle humour, and wears her considerable learning lightly . . . Helena Attlees elegant, absorbing prose and surefooted ability to combine the academic with the anecdotal, make The Land Where Lemons Grow a welcome addition to the library of citrologists and Italophiles alike The Times Literary Supplement A paradise of citrus is how I always think of Italy too a place where icecold limoncello is sipped from tiny glasses on piazzas, and everything from ricotta cake to osso bucco is enlivened with zest. What a joy, therefore, to read Helena Attlees The Land Where Lemons Grow, which tells the story of Italy through its citrus...

SKU: M9780241952573
Product Details & Care

Binding: Paperback;272 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBJD; Weight: 360 g; Dimensions: 196 x 132 x 21

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