A House in Sicily by Daphne Phelps (Paperback, 2000)

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Just as importantly, she settled in Sicily, not Tuscany. Sicily is a world away from Tuscany; the Baroque and Arab influence are more in evidence here than Renaissance classicism. But it is the Sicilians themselves - the priest, the mafia, the peasant and her beloved friend and servant Concetta - who are the stars of ths evocative and beguiling biography.

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Near Mount Etna in Sicily lies Casa Cuseni, a beautiful house built in golden stone - and the home which Daphne Phelps was astonished to find she had inherited in 1947. At the age of 34, war-weary from working as a psychiatric social worker, with barely any Italian, and precious little money, she plunged into a fascinating Sicilian world. Every imaginable problem had to be overcome, not only financial difficulties but local authorities and a house staff who initially felt no loyalty to the new Signorina but who gradually accepted her as a respected member of their small community. To help make ends meet, for many years she ran Casa Cuseni as a pensione and to her doors came Roald Dahl, Tennessee Williams, Bertrand Russell and Henry Faulkner. But just as important to her life and her story are the Sicilians with whom she shared the love and care of Casa Cuseni: Don Ciccio the local mafia leader, Vincenzio, general manservant who recited while he served the meals, Beppe, a Don Juan who scented his eyebrows and his moustache to attract the local girls; and above all the steadfast cook and housekeeper who lives with Daphne still and to whom this book is dedicated.

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PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781860496486
eBay Product ID (ePID)89030541

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Publication Year2000
Book TitleA House in Sicily
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiographies & True Stories
AuthorDaphne Phelps
FormatPaperback

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Item Height196 mm
Item Weight214 g
Item Width131 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDaphne Phelps

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