Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in Italy when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The three-hundred-fifty-year-old rustico sat perched on a hill in the verdant Spoleto valley amid an olive grove and fruit trees of every kind. For the Tuckers, it was literally love at first sight, and the couple purchased the house without testing the water pressure or checking for signs of termites. Shedding the vestiges of their American life, Michael and Jill endeavored to learn the language, understand the nuances of Italian culture, and build a home in this new chapter of their lives. Both a celebration of a good marriage and a careful study of the nature of home, Living in a Foreign Language is a gorgeous, organic travelogue written with an epicurean’s delight in detail and a gourmand’s appreciation for all things fine.
Customer Review: great read
This book, Living in a Foreign Language, is a delightful read, making the reader wish to join these ex-pats in Italy! Tucker’s writing is fast-moving and evokes a real mental ‘taste’ of the country, its people and enjoyment of food and food preparation.
Customer Review: Off to Italy
This is a sleeper. Once you start you cann’t put it down. You are taking on an adventure and you feel part of it. You learn about a true love story and buying a place in Italy and getting to know the locals. The place, food, wine and how about the 400 year old pizza oven. Wonderful..couldn’t put it down. At the end you wonder could they let you rent this place?
Marie, St. Louis, MO
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