One Italian Summer: Across the world and back in search of the good life (16pt L

Description: One Italian Summer by Pip Williams Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food and spend more time with the people they love. But jobs and responsibilities got in the way: their chooks died, their fruit rotted, and Pip ended up depressed and in therapy. So they did the only reasonable thing - they quit their jobs, pulled the chil... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food and spend more time with the people they love. But jobs and responsibilities got in the way: their chooks died, their fruit rotted, and Pip ended up depressed and in therapy. So they did the only reasonable thing - they quit their jobs, pulled the children out of school and went searching for la dolce vita in Italy. One Italian Summer is a warm, funny and poignant story of a familys search for a better way of living, in the homes and on the farms of strangers. Pip sleeps in a tool shed, feasts under a Tuscan sun, works like a tractor in Calabria and, eventually, finds the good life shes always dreamed of - though not at all where she expected. Author Biography Pip Williams was born in London and grew up in Sydney. She has spent most of her working life as a social researcher and is co-author of the book Time Bomb: Work, Rest and Play in Australia Today (NewSouth Press, 2012). Her creative non-fiction has been published in InDaily and The Australian and produced for Radio Northern Beaches, and she is very proud of a poem she published in Dolly magazine when she was fifteen years old. Pip Williams lives in the Adelaide Hills with her partner, two boys and an assortment of animals. Long Description Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food and spend more time with the people they love. But jobs and responsibilities got in the way: their chooks died, their fruit rotted, and Pip ended up depressed and in therapy. So they did the only reasonable thing - they quit their jobs, pulled the children out of school and went searching for la dolce vita in Italy. One Italian Summer is a warm, funny and poignant story of a familys search for a better way of living, in the homes and on the farms of strangers. Pip sleeps in a tool shed, feasts under a Tuscan sun, works like a tractor in Calabria and, eventually, finds the good life shes always dreamed of - though not at all where she expected. Details ISBN0369314018 Author Pip Williams Pages 440 Publisher ReadHowYouWant Year 2017 ISBN-10 0369314018 ISBN-13 9780369314017 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-04-01 Imprint ReadHowYouWant Subtitle Across the world and back in search of the good life (16pt Large Print Edition) Short Title One Italian Summer Language English UK Release Date 2017-04-01 Edition Description Large type / large print edition Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131212304;

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