The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria by Marlena de Blasi
Hardcover, USA First Edition | 1st Printing | 2007 | Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
A sumptuous first edition from Marlena de Blasi, the American food writer and memoirist who abandoned her career to follow love to Italy. De Blasi is best known for A Thousand Days in Venice, her beloved account of falling in love with a Venetian stranger — and this volume continues her idyllic Italian story, now settled into a crumbling palazzo in Umbria. Rich with recipes, local colour, and the rhythms of rural Italian life, it is essential reading for lovers of Italy, food writing, and expat memoir.
Condition: Very Good, but will show signs of previous ownership. Small red marking on the bottom edge.
A beautiful and accessible first edition for fans of Italian travel writing, culinary memoir, and expat life in Europe.