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Pasquale's Nose

A refreshing antidote to the saccharine charms of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence and Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun, this is the quirky and hilarious memoir of a criminal lawyer who gives up his New York practise to spend a year in the Etruscan town of Sutri, near Rome, where he moves - reluctantly - with his artist wife and baby. Himself something of an eccentric from a bizarre Nebraskan family, he has spent his adult life living in hotels; and in Sutri, he heads straight for the caf- in the main square. From there he observes the baroque events of small-town life, conjures up a cast of Italian eccentrics (including Pasquale and his hypersensitive organ of smell), and relishes the weirdness and the wonder of Sutri's history, folklore, architecture and above all its food -
particularly the notorious 'fagioli regina' (beans in a tomato and pig skin sauce) and the annual Bean Festival. Part of the delight of reading this memoir is that it not only evokes the sights and smells of an ancient and little-known town in Southern Italy, and brings its people to extraordinary life, but it also reveals the irresistible foibles and philosophy of a talented and unusual mind. Funny, philosophical and surprisingly moving, this is the story of how a rootless American finds home in the most unexpected places and how Pasquale and his compatriots put life into perspective in the strangest way.
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A refreshing antidote to the saccharine charms of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence & Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun, this is the quirky & hilarious memoir of a criminal lawyer who gives up his New York practise to spend a year in the Etruscan town of Sutri, near Rome, where he moves
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- with his artist wife & baby. Himself something of an eccentric from a bizarre Nebraskan family, he has spent his adult life living in hotels; & in Sutri, he heads straight for the caf- in the main square. From there he observes the baroque events of small-town life, conjures up a cast of Italian eccentrics (including Pasquale & his hypersensitive organ of smell), & relishes the weirdness & the wonder of Sutri's history, folklore, architecture & above all its food
- particularly the notorious 'fagioli regina' (beans in a tomato & pig skin sauce) & the annual Bean Festival. Part of the delight of reading this memoir is that it not only evokes the sights & smells of an ancient & little-known town in Southern Italy, & brings its people to extraordinary life, but it also reveals the irresistible foibles & philosophy of a talented & unusual mind. Funny, philosophical & surprisingly moving, this is the story of how a rootless American finds home in the most unexpected places & how Pasquale & his compatriots put life into perspective in the strangest way.

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New York - A United States State. Commonly known as the Big Apple
Italian - A word used ot descibe something from Italy
sun - A star at the centre of the solar system.
tomato - A savoury, usually red, edible fruit and the plant which bears it.
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Italy - a country in Europe.
Skin - The largest organ on a human. Its main purpose is to keep liquids inside the body.
Small - something that takes up less space than normal.
Unusual - Something unique and different.
Pig - A type of farmyard animal with a snout and a curly tail.
Festival - A period usually occurring once a year for celebration, typically for religious reasons.
Home - A place of permanent residence for families.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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