Eyewitness Italian Travel Phrasebook Book

This is the third book in Marlena De Blasi's stories about living in Italy. By now she had become more accustomed to the cultural differences between the US and Italy, and she and her husband Fernando are as strongly connected as ever. It was interesting to see what new adventure or stuggle was laid at their doorstep.

This book again featured long passages with descriptions about food; food preparation, eating food, the setting food was presented in, and food at the markets. Another cast of quirky characters are sprinkled throughout, and the pair valiantly tries to remain patient as the search for the perfect Umbrian living space commences.

I listened to the audio version of this book. (I'd read the first two books in teh series.) I think I like hearing it in audio format instead of reading it because all the Italian words and phrases sprinkled liberally throughout sound so much better on audio than my non-Italian speaking mind pronounced them internally. My favorite book of the series is still, 'A Thousand Days in Venice', but this one is worth the time to read.