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In this fascinating follow-up to the highly successful Dear Francesca, Mary Contini writes to her other daughter, Olivia, to tell the story of her great-grandparents, the humble Italian shepherds who emigrated to Edinburgh and then helped to transform Britain's food culture. Sharing some of the recipes that they brought over, the tomatoes, the garlic, the sausage, the wine, this is a mouthwatering memoir of family and food. It is also a brilliant evocation of life between the wars, a triumphant story of survival against all the odds, that captures the sights and smells of Italian life and culture, at home and abroad.
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A tale of courage in the face of adversity . . . a story of love and hope.
In this fascinating follow-up to Dear Francesca,Mary Contini
writes to her daughter Olivia to tell the story of her greatgrandparents,
the humble Italian shepherds who emigrated to
Edinburgh and then helped to transform Britain's food culture.
Sharing some of the recipes that they brought over, this is a
mouth-watering memoir of family and food.
'Touching and inspiring . . . But there is an added pleasure to
reading Mary Contini, that comes from the importance of food
in her life . . .The book bursts with flavour.'
Financial Times
'Essentially the story of one man's journey, but also a story of one
community, two nations, and how they grew and flourished
together.'
Scotsman
'Uplifts and inspires . . . Contini has augmented the family
legends with historical research and imagination.'
Sunday Times
MARY CONTINI is based in Edinburgh and first generation Italian Scot is a director of the famous delicatessen and wine merchant, Valvona & Crolla. She has written extensively for The Scotsman, appeared on TV and Radio and has co-presented Scotland's Larder on STV. Her Children's cookery Books, Easy Peasy, co-authored with Pru Irvine is now in it's 8th year.
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- Publication date2007
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