A House in Sicily
$31.39
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2000
Summary
Near Mount Etna in Sicily lies Casa Cuseni, a beautiful house built in golden stone - and the home which Daphne Phelps was astonished to find she had inherited in 1947. At the age of 34, war-weary from working as a psychiatric social worker, with barely any Italian, and precious little money, she plunged into a fascinating Sicilian world. Every imaginable problem had to be overcome, not only financial difficulties but local authorities and a house staff who initially felt no loyalty to the ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781860496486 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1860496482 |
| Author: | Daphne Phelps |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2000 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 131mm x 21mm |
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Written with a masterful sense of narrative timing … this is one of those books which doesn’t end - you just have a sense of a life going on and on
Shrewd and sometimes wicked … fascinating - DAILY MAIL
Written with a masterful sense of narrative timing … this is one of those books which doesn’t end - you just have a sense of a life going on and on - IRISH TIMESA book as warm as the land it celebrates. - INDEPENDENTShrewd and sometimes wicked … fascinating - DAILY MAILWritten with a masterful sense of narrative timing … this is one of those books which doesn’t end - you just have a sense of a life going on and on - IRISH TIMESA book as warm as the land it celebrates. - INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Daphne Phelps
Daphne Phelps’s house and garden have featured in THE WORLD OF INTERIORS and were the subject of a Radio 3 programme.
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