Dear Olivia

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Presenting some of the recipes that Italian shepherds brought over - the tomatoes, the garlic, the sausage, the wine - this is a memoir of family and food. It is an evocation of life between the wars, a story of survival against all the odds, that captures the sights and smells of Italian life and culture, at home and abroad.
In this fascinating follow-up to the highly successful "Dear Francesca", Mary Contini writes to her other daughter, Olivia, to tell the story of her great-grandparents, the humble Italian shepherds who emigrated to Edinburgh and then helped to transform Britain's food culture. Sharing some of the recipes that they brought over - the tomatoes, the garlic, the sausage, the wine - this is a mouthwatering memoir of family and food. It is also a brilliant evocation of life between the wars, a triumphant story of survival against all the odds, that captures the sights and smells of Italian life and culture, at home and abroad.
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Weight 0.287000
Author Mary Contini
Availability IP
Department Biography
Edition Main
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781841959825
Pages 432
Published 05/07/2007
Publisher Canongate Books
Section Biography
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