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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
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Wanting to learn about all things Italian was the reason I picked this book. I started it as an audio book. But even as a listen while being a prisoner on the highway, I had to stop after the first CD. Her out of touch with reality pinings about her problems encountered when buying a home in Italy (who in the world can afford this in the first place!) grated. Hearing that one of the primary joys of her Italy travels was buying shoes, was a major clue that this was not a book for me. Then when she mentions sitting out at her new home and hearing the WHIRR of an owl flying close overhead--I knew I wanted to spend no more time in her description of Italy. Owls are silent. You DO NOT hear the whirr of this bird of prey's wings. If she is making up something this simple, what else is fantasy? I was hoping to learn about Italy, not hear her interpretation of what Italy should be. So I ejected the disk and put the book away. Silence won out over a pampered, middle aged woman's whimsical ramblings.
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December 1, 2011
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December 2, 2011
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May 19, 2013 06:24PM
Alligators can't run 70MPH. She made that up, too. :)
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JDK1962 wrote: "Alligators can't run 70MPH. She made that up, too. :)"Picturing an alligator zooming along at 70 mph made me laugh. Thanks for this image. ;-)
Good point about the owl.
Hi, where did you find this in audiobook form?
If I remember correctly, the couple are teachers. Just how did they afford this house?
"Cathy wrote: If I remember correctly, the couple are teachers. Just how did they afford this house?"Save, live frugally, make good investments. I've known people on single incomes, less than a teachers, manage to eventually buy a very nice house, by living frugally and saving. It can be done, and in this case there were two incomes.
"Cathy wrote: If I remember correctly, the couple are teachers. Just how did they afford this house?"I want to add to my comment, which I naively wrote before I finished reading the story. These people are not the frugal example I mentioned. With hints in the story, such as her parents' cook, I'm guessing an inheritance helped.
What's with people bringing up her age??? Does her race or sexual preference make a difference to the quality of her story telling??? Grrrr! It's ageist!!
