Head Over Heel: Seduced by Southern Italy

About this book

"Gets right under Italys skin. Few books about living in foreign climes are written as entertainingly beautifully or romantically." -- Sydney Morning Herald WINNER OF THE GROLLO RUZZENE FOUNDATION PRIZE When Chris travelled from Sydney to Dublin he never dreamed his life was about to change forever. There he meets Daniela - one L smile as you say it to pronounce it correctly - and its amore at first sight. Before he can say si hes uprooted to follow her to her sun-kissed hometown of Andrano Puglia tucked in the heel of southern Italy. The whitewashed houses olive groves and cobblestone lanes are beautiful but soon Chris is getting to grips with everyday Italian life. Theres infuriating bureaucracy an anarchic road system and - biggest challenge of all - Danielas mamma whos determined to convert him to the Catholic faith and build an extension on her house where the couple might live la dolce vita.