Download or read book Bread and Murder in Aramezzo written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2023-02-18 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An idyllic village. A ruthless killer. And secrets by the baker’s dozen… It’s been two months since Stella Buchanan discovered that real-life murder isn’t quite as relaxing as the ones between the pages of her beloved Italian mystery books. Now, somewhere between harvesting olives for oil and helping to shear the local sheep, Stella must admit that — against her better judgement — Aramezzo is starting to feel like home. But just as village life finds a comfortable rhythm, the beloved local baker is found dead at the crack of dawn — and when Stella locates the murder weapon, she inadvertently frames herself as the main suspect. When Stella uncovers a long-buried secret that sheds light on her friend’s floury demise, she follows her well-trained chef’s nose to Assisi. Did the mayor have a motive? Or was it an ages-old rivalry between two bakeries that moved someone’s hand to murder? With time running out to prove her innocence, Stella must sift through the conflicting evidence to clear her name...before Aramezzo’s secrets (and the killer) catch up with her. Bread and Murder in Aramezzo is the second book in the Murder In an Italian Village series by Michelle Damiani and includes the recipe for a classic Umbrian dessert. If you love cozy mysteries and armchair travel with a side of crusty bread, you’ll love these mysteries! CLICK ‘BUY NOW’ TO HELP STELLA SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF THE BAKER’S DEATH TODAY!

Download or read book Death in Aramezzo written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small villages keep big secrets. Welcome to the picture-perfect Italian village of Aramezzo, where secrets are hidden among cobblestone alleys, and danger lurks in the tangled vineyards. Chef Stella Buchanan, a rising star of the Manhattan restaurant scene, has come to Aramezzo to revive her family's abandoned bed-and-breakfast. But when her first guest dies under mysterious circumstances, Stella must use her culinary skills to uncover the truth of what happened before she herself comes under scrutiny. Plus, to Stella’s chagrin, the property comes with a belligerent cat. With a quirky cast of characters—from a quippy trash collector to an eccentric bookstore owner to a burly cop with a penchant for historical romance—Michelle Damiani's eagerly awaited debut cozy mystery, Death in Aramezzo, will keep you guessing until the very end. Can Stella discover the bitter truth before the town's buried secrets claim another victim? “Italy, food, wine, mystery, great characters—all of my favorite things!” “Loved Aramezzo. Loved all the people. I swear I felt that I was there, could smell the coffee and almost taste the food.” “This book was a brilliant adventure and I can’t wait to embark on the next one.” “Like Michelle Damiani's other books, this is a story whose setting brings Umbria's sun-soaked piazzas to life.” “I flew through it! I loved the town, the people and the mystery.” “Travel to Itay—no passport needed!”

Download or read book Unmasked in Aramezzo written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Aramezzo, murder is always on the menu. For chef Stella Buchanan, America feels very far away. Now she has a regular café haunt, talks to neighbors who were strangers only six months ago, and nobody looks twice at the one-eared cat trotting at her heels. The only people in Aramezzo who haven’t welcomed Stella are the Durants — the American family who own the opulent Villa delle Acque. When a masquerade ball at the villa turns into a deadly disaster, Stella’s friends rope her in to catch the killer. But with a web of clues more tangled than tagliatelle, Stella isn’t sure if she’s found a lead or just served dinner to a murderer. To make matters worse, her heart is torn between the handsome police officer she was too quick to reject, and the rugged soccer player convalescing from an injury. And one of them could be the killer... As each group of guests throws accusations at the other, Stella must cut through the confusion to unmask a murderer. Can she serve up the truth before the culprit escapes? Unmasked in Aramezzo is the third book in the Murder In An Italian Village series by Michelle Damiani. If you love armchair travel with a cappuccino in hand, you’ll love these cozy mysteries!

Download or read book Into the Groves written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rumors. Romance. And more than a little espresso. Santa Lucia has seen a lot of changes, and they’ve made life for the villagers harder than they ever imagined. Creating a working vineyard. Parenting a teenage daughter. Romance with the mayor. Being gay in a quintessential Italian village. None of these are easy, and everyone is feeling the pressure as their annual festival nears. The villagers are back for one last passeggiata through the flower-lined alleys of Santa Lucia. Swapping gossip at the local café has never been so delicious until a storm of secrets threatens the village’s very survival. With the rain beginning to fall and the wine turning to vinegar in the barrels, can the villagers bring themselves back into the wavering blue light of Santa Lucia? "I absolutely loved the continuation of this story! I have literally fallen in love with Santa Lucia and these characters and was so happy to have another view into their lives. The writing is so well done in these books that I feel like I know the characters and the places." "Beautiful view into small village Italian life. As a native Italian I find the books accurately describe the tightly-knit neighborhoods that are typical of my country, where everybody knows your name and your business." "I can’t believe that I’ve devoured this series feeling such an intricate part of Santa Lucia." "Damiani spins an engaging, exciting plot with wonderful characters and hauntingly evocative details of place and season."

Download or read book The Silent Madonna written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ruined castle. A town picking up the pieces. And a mysterious stranger who could change everything. The fire may be out, but smoke and suspicion still linger in Santa Lucia. Though the townspeople still gather for espresso at the town café and swap recipes at the butcher shop, their iridescent blue sky is clouded by a veil of uncertainty and mistrust. The statue of the Madonna, set in a wall outside the café, watches it all in collected silence. But when New Yorker Alessandro arrives to claim his inheritance, it unearths long buried secrets. His renovation plans set off a chain reaction of dangerous relationships and forbidden romance while exposing explosive truths—not just for himself, but for the people who call this village home. Will rising secrets brought to the surface destroy peaceful village life forever? "The second book in this series was exactly what I hoped it would be! The rich descriptions of the town, the plot twists and turns, the characters who came alive...this was a great read! I felt like I was in Santa Lucia and knew these characters myself." "Well done and the twists and turns are unique and spellbinding. Cannot wait for book three." "I absolutely loved the first book of this series and I couldn't wait for book two! The Silent Madonna didn't disappoint. I couldn't put the book down. I actually stayed up all night to read it! I read very quickly because I was so anxious to find out what happened. As soon as I finished, I started all over again so I can savor every word. I definitely recommend this book, especially if you love Italy!" "Like meeting old friends in small town Italy. Following the lives of old friends and meeting new ones. Suspense, mystery and romance. I can't wait for the next in the series." "Falling in love with the people of Santa Lucia. The excitement never seems to end in this small Italian village." "This second book in the Santa Lucia series is a real page-turner. In fact, I raced through it and then went back and took my time to reread it! The characters are well developed and so is the plot. I cared about the characters and their challenges and triumphs. And the details of life in a small Italian town like Santa Lucia are authentic and believable. I can’t wait for the next book in the series. Brava!"

Download or read book The Stillness of Swallows written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old secrets. New lies. An Italian village on the brink of catastrophe. Things are changing in Santa Lucia, and not necessarily for the better. As the town’s residents move through their daily lives, finding love, friendship, and themselves, the past starts to catch up with them…and spill its secrets. Sins thought long-forgotten return with vengeance, threatening the happiness of those who deserve it, and those who don't. When children go missing, it sets off a series of events that expose hard truths and painful lies. Will Santa Lucia crumble under the weight of these devastating revelations? "Michelle Damiani has done it again!" "A hair-raising ending keeps the plot moving up to the very last page." "Beautiful setting with interesting people and so well written. You must read them all. A great getaway during these trying times-or anytime!" "Loved the characters and their stories as much as I did the heavenly hilltop village. As an Italophile I was so wonderfully absorbed in this series." "Oh, I love the Santa Lucia series."

Download or read book Il Bel Centro written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2020-08-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty and warm-hearted memoir of abandoning fast-paced American days in favor of discovering the Italian secrets of food, community, and life. Moving across the globe meant Michelle Damiani soon found herself untangling Italian customs, delighting in glorious regional cuisine (recipes included), and creating lasting friendships. From grandmothers eager to teach the ancient art of pasta making, to bakers tossing bread into fiery ovens with a song, to butchers extolling the benefits of pork fat, Il Bel Centro is rich with captivating characters and cultural insights. Throw in clinking glasses of Umbrian red with the local communists and a village all-nighter decorating the cobblestone streets with flower petals; as well as embarrassing language minefields and a serious summons to the mayor’s office, and you have all the ingredients for a spellbinding travel tale. Exquisitely observed, Il Bel Centro is an intimate celebration of small town Italy, as well as a thoughtful look at raising a family in a new culture and a fascinating story of finding a home. Ultimately though, this is a story about how travel can change you when you’re ready to let it. With laugh-out-loud situations and wanderlust-inspiring storytelling, Il Bel Centro is a joyous and life-affirming read that will have readers rushing to renew their passports. “This is one of the most beautiful book I’ve ever read.” “I absolutely couldn’t get enough of this book.” “This book made me want to pack my bags.” “I loved, loved this book. Fabulously written, engaging, and entertaining.” “A magical read.”

Download or read book Santa Lucia written by Michelle Damiani and published by . This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surrounded by glimmering olive groves and embellished with flower-lined alleys, it would be easy to believe that Santa Lucia is as innocent as it appears. After all, what drama could possibly unfold in such a storybook village?

Download or read book The Mountain written by Luca D'Andrea and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CURSED PLACE. A COLD CASE. A KILLER WHO LEFT NO TRACE. The huge International bestseller. Gripping, unputdownable and packed with twists, The Mountain is a thriller that you will never forget. "Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesbø" - Massimo Vincenz, La Repubblica. Jeremiah Salinger blames himself. The crash was his fault. He was the only survivor. Now the depression and the nightmares are closing in. Only his daughter Clara can put a smile on his face. But when he takes Clara to the Bletterbach - a canyon in the Dolomites rich in fossil remains - he overhears by chance a conversation that gives his life renewed focus. In 1985 three students were murdered there, their bodies savaged, limbs severed and strewn by a killer who was never found. Salinger, a New Yorker, is far from home, and these Italian mountains, where his wife was born, harbour a close-knit, tight-lipped community whose mistrust of outsiders can turn ugly. All the same, solving this mystery might be the only thing that can keep him sane. Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis

Download or read book The Road Taken written by Michelle Damiani and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine for a moment taking your family on the global adventure of a lifetime. What might that look like? Enrolling your children in an international school in Singapore? Homeschooling while you drive through Europe or sail across an ocean? Backpacking through Asia?The Road Taken will guide you to your family dream and then walk you through not only how to get it, but how to manage the side effects of stretching out of your collective comfort zone.Author and clinical psychologist Michelle Damiani weaves together her story of moving to an Italian village with the experiences of over thirty contributors to create what is sure to be the definitive manual for families who crave an international adventure.Because you owe it to yourself and your family to consider discovering the world together.

Download or read book The Birth House written by Ami McKay and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this breathtaking debut novel, Ami McKay has created an unforgettable portrait of the struggles that women have faced to control their own bodies and to keep the best parts of tradition alive in the world of modern medicine. The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare—the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova Scotian village through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies, and even unfulfilling sex lives. During the turbulent World War I era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical doctor and his promises of progress and fast, painless childbirth. Dora soon finds herself fighting to protect the rights of women as well as the wisdom that has been put into her care. A tale of tradition and science, matriarchy and paternalism, past and future, The Birth House is "a dazzling first novel." (Library Journal), and a story more timely than ever.

Download or read book The Orchardist written by Amanda Coplin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There are echoes of John Steinbeck in this beautiful and haunting debut novel. . . . Coplin depicts the frontier landscape and the plainspoken characters who inhabit it with dazzling clarity.” — Entertainment Weekly “A stunning debut. . . . Stands on par with Charles Frazier’s COLD MOUNTAIN.” — The Oregonian (Portland) New York Times Bestseller • A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post • Seattle Times • The Oregonian • National Public Radio • Amazon • Kirkus Reviews • Publishers Weekly • The Daily Beast At once intimate and epic, The Orchardist is historical fiction at its best, in the grand literary tradition of William Faulkner, Marilynne Robinson, Michael Ondaatje, Annie Proulx, and Toni Morrison. In her stunningly original and haunting debut novel, Amanda Coplin evokes a powerful sense of place, mixing tenderness and violence as she spins an engrossing tale of a solitary orchardist who provides shelter to two runaway teenage girls in the untamed American West, and the dramatic consequences of his actions. At the turn of the twentieth century, in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a reclusive orchardist, William Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots as if they were loved ones. A gentle man, he's found solace in the sweetness of the fruit he grows and the quiet, beating heart of the land he cultivates. One day, two teenage girls appear and steal his fruit at the market; they later return to the outskirts of his orchard to see the man who gave them no chase. Feral, scared, and very pregnant, the girls take up on Talmadge's land and indulge in his deep reservoir of compassion. Just as the girls begin to trust him, men arrive in the orchard with guns, and the shattering tragedy that follows will set Talmadge on an irrevocable course not only to save and protect them but also to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past. Transcribing America as it once was before railways and roads connected its corners, Coplin weaves a tapestry of solitary souls who come together in the wake of unspeakable cruelty and misfortune. She writes with breathtaking precision and empathy, and crafts an astonishing novel about a man who disrupts the lonely harmony of an ordered life when he opens his heart and lets the world in.

Download or read book Frances Mayes Always Italy written by Frances Mayes and published by National Geographic Society. This book was released on 2020 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This lush guide, featuring more than 350 glorious photographs from National Geographic, showcases the best Italy has to offer from the perspective of two women who have spent their lives reveling in its unique joys."--Publisher's description.

Download or read book A Quiet Death in Italy written by Tom Benjamin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing' The Times 'A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller' The Herald Scotland 'Tom Benjamin's debut novel blows the lid off a political cauldron in which Leftist agitators, property moguls, the police and city elders struggle for survival and dominance' Daily Mail 'It's an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city.' Morning Star Bologna: city of secrets, suspicion . . . and murder When the body of a radical protestor is found floating in one of Bologna's underground canals, it seems that most of the city is ready to blame the usual suspects: the police. But when private investigator Daniel Leicester, son-in-law to the former chief of police, receives a call from the dead man's lover, he follows a trail that begins in the 1970s and leads all the way to the rotten heart of the present-day political establishment. Beneath the beauty of the city, Bologna has a dark underside, and English detective Daniel must unravel a web of secrets, deceit and corruption - before he is caught in it himself. A dark and atmospheric crime thriller set in the beautiful Italian city of Bologna, perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones.

Download or read book Dreaming of Rome written by T.A. Williams and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-05-06 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rome is where the heart is... The heartwarming read of the summer Jo has had enough of handsome men. After a painful break-up, she’s decided she doesn’t believe in love. Then, while on a professional trip to the magical city of Rome, she meets Corrado, a scientist and her brother-in-law to be, who doesn’t believe in love either. To him, it’s just a biochemical reaction. So what’s the problem? Well, he’s gorgeous for a start, as well as charming, generous, intelligent and attentive, and she feels herself immediately falling for him, despite her new outlook. The majesty of the Eternal City brings them ever closer together. But is their relationship doomed, or will love conquer all? Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, Dreaming of Rome is a joyous and uplifting read from T.A. Williams, perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Tilly Tennant and Jenny Oliver Praise for T A Williams 'An intelligent will they won't they novel that leaves you guessing almost to the very end!' Reader review 'Made me want to jump immediately on a plane and fly back to Italy and never come back' Reader review

Download or read book An Italian Education written by Tim Parks and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “marvelous” Mediterranean memoir of an expatriate father raising his children in Italy—from the author of Italian Neighbors (The Washington Post). Tim Parks offers another lively firsthand account of Italian society and culture—this time focusing on all the little things that turn an ordinary newborn infant into a true Italian. When British-born Tim Parks heard a mother at the beach in Pescara shout to her son, “Alberto, don’t sweat! No you can’t go in the sea till eleven, it’s still too cold, go and see your cousin in row three number fifty-two,” he was inspired to write about parenting in Italy—which he was doing himself at the time after adopting the country as his own. In this humorous memoir, Parks offers an enchanting portrait of Italian childhood that shifts from comedy to despair in the time it takes to sing a lullaby. The result is “a wry, thoughtful, and often hilarious book . . . a parable of how our children, no matter what, are other than ourselves” (The New Yorker). “Glimpses of Italy that are fond, critical, pithy and penetrating.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Download or read book Spring Cleaning written by Antonio Manzini and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Rocco’s fourth case offers a procedural panorama with an abundance of subplots, characters, and lively dialogue” (Kirkus Reviews). Rocco is still reeling from the death of his best friend’s girlfriend, who was murdered as she slept in his bed. There’s no doubt that she was in the wrong place at the wrong time and paid the ultimate price. With the identity of the hitman still unknown, a cloud lingers over Rocco, dulling his judgment and leaving this anti-hero exposed to other threats. For Rocco has stepped on one too many people’s toes over the years, namely the mafia that is still being rooted out in the small Alps town of Aosta. To complicate matters, the kidnapped teenager that Rocco saved has not fully recovered. But all is not as it appears with that family. Her mother, father, and boyfriend are all running some sort of farce that Rocco can’t easily crack. And now he must grapple between these two parallel investigations and find answers once and for all . . . before one too many skeletons come after him.