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A Small Place in Italy
- De: Eric Newby
- Narrado por: Eric Newby
- Duración: 2 h y 53 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 16
In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife, Wanda, fulfilled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfillment would not come easy. The dream materialised in the form of I Castagni ('The Chestnuts'), a small, decrepit farmhouse with no roof, an abandoned septic tank and its own indigenous wildlife reluctant to give up their home. But in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the border of Liguria and Northern Tuscany, this ramshackle house would soon become a hub of love, friendship and activity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely
- De Thandi Lamprecht en 08-30-20
- A Small Place in Italy
- De: Eric Newby
- Narrado por: Eric Newby
A SPECIAL, TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
Revisado: 04-12-25
Eric Newby was an outstanding and renowned British travel and history writer. In this short book, he describes lovingly and vividly his experiences with a “small house” in Italy in the same locale where he was an escaped POW during WWII. He was sheltered by Italians who helped the soldiers of their former enemies at great risk, Eric’s wife Wanda was one of his protectors. Their love story extended over a sixty year marriage that was full of travel and adventure. Here Eric and Wanda returned to the same Italian locale two decades after the war. Their wartime experiences and relationship are the backdrops for their newer peacetime adventures This book confirms that real history outshines fictional stories. As for Eric’s narration, I am grateful to hear Eric himself. The 2001 TV movie “In Love and War”, and Eric’s book on which the film is based, beautifully describe their wartime years and the growth of their relationship during and despite the war. This book adds to and builds on the earlier history and is an enjoyable story of two unique and memorable people and their Italian home.
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