{"product_id":"a-thousand-days-in-tuscany-a-bittersweet-adventure-paperback","title":"A Thousand Days in Tuscany: A Bittersweet Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarlena de Blasi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey had met and married on perilously short acquaintance, she an American chef and food writer, he a Venetian banker. Now they were taking another audacious leap, unstitching their ties with exquisite Venice to live in a roughly renovated stable in Tuscany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce again, it was love at first sight. Love for the timeless countryside and the ancient village of San Casciano dei Bagni, for the local vintage and the magnificent cooking, for the Tuscan sky and the friendly church bells. Love especially for old Barlozzo, the village mago, who escorts the newcomers to Tuscany's seasonal festivals; gives them roasted country bread drizzled with just-pressed olive oil; invites them to gather chestnuts, harvest grapes, hunt truffles; and teaches them to caress the simple pleasures of each precious day. It's Barlozzo who guides them across the minefields of village history and into the warm and fiercely beating heart of love itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Thousand Days in Tuscany is set in one of the most beautiful places on earth-and tucked into its fragrant corners are luscious recipes (including one for the only true bruschetta) directly from the author's private collection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlena de Blasi \u003c\/b\u003eis the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Days in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as four further bestselling memoirs and a novel, \u003ci\u003eAmandine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of two internationally published cookbooks of Italian food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759290220832,"sku":"9780345481092","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8023327050fba739d00f64cf57852730.webp?v=1780148215","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-thousand-days-in-tuscany-a-bittersweet-adventure-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}