Vanilla Beans & Brodo: Real Life In The Hills of Tuscany by Isabella Dusi (Pocket Books, £7.99)
IF there's no room in your suitcase for this release from those charming people at Pocket, you'd better book an extra seat on the jet.
For just when you thought that the olive oil, wine and salamanders-on-stone-walls-in-the-sun novella had all but run its natural course, then along comes this blockbuster.
When Isabella visited Italy with her husband Lou, little did they imagine that life would change forever.
But, utterly besotted by the fragant warmth and good-natured conviviality of southern Tuscany, they decided to quit home and jobs in the big city and move to the Mediterranean.
This is a fascinating account of Tuscan village life that really gets to the beating heart of an Italian community. Pile on the suntan oil and enjoy.
John Phillpott
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