{"product_id":"italian-neighbors-by-tim-parks-2003-paperback-very-good","title":"Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks (2003) Paperback VERY GOOD","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback in Very Good condition. Clean and crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this deliciously seductive account of an Italian neighborhood with a statue of the Virgin at one end of the street, a derelict bottle factory at the other, and a wealth of exotic flora and fauna in between, acclaimed novelist Tim Parks celebrates ten years of living with his wife, Rita, in Verona, Italy. Via Colombre, the main street in a village just outside Verona, offers an exemplary hodgepodge of all that is new and old in the bel paese, a point of collision between invading suburbia and diehard peasant tradition in a sometimes madcap, sometimes romantic always mixed-up world of creeping vines, stuccoed walls, shotguns, security cameras, hypochondria, and expensive sports cars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTim Parks is anything but a gentleman in Verona. With an Italian wife, an Italian made family, and a whole Italian condominium bubbling around him, he collects a gallery full of splendid characters who initiate us into all the foibles and delights of life in provincial Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than a travel book, Italian Neighbors is a sparkling, witty, beautifully observed tale of how the most curious people and places gradually assume the familiarity of home. Italian Neighbors is a rare work that manages to be both a portrait and an invitation for everyone who has ever dreamed about Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ex Libris Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49801103966435,"sku":"EXL002664-ABES","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/5675\/7951\/files\/s-l500_84_e58f8fee-3e18-463e-b240-00215d20be5f.webp?v=1790172085","url":"https:\/\/www.exlibrismichigan.com\/products\/italian-neighbors-by-tim-parks-2003-paperback-very-good","provider":"Ex Libris Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}