I can’t wait any longer. I’ve done everything I can, but I‘ve had no response. However, I have a plan B!
So what was plan A?
Well I have a copy of Food and Memories of Abruzzo: Italy’s Pastoral Land by Anna Teresa Callen My idea was to publicise the book, which I think is great, [...]
On the desk beside me is The Guide to Cross-Country Skiing, published by Abruzzo Promozione Turismo Regionale. It’s written by Stefano Ardito who appears to have written many books on mountaineering (assuming it is the same Stefano Ardito).
Confession time: I know very little about skiing. OK, I know what it is, and I remember watching Alberto Tomba [...]
In a previous post, Looking Under The Hood, I introduced the writer Ignazio Silone. He wrote Bread and Wine in the 1930s and it has themes of Socialism, Christianity, corruption, betrayal, love and survival, set in the hills, mountains, farms, villages and towns of Abruzzo. What a mixture, how can it fail to entertain [...]