Travelling With The Duke

Travelling With The Duke by Anne Harvey


ISBN
9781863256285
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
320
Dimensions
130 x 196 x 22mm

'But Pino,' Nelly whisperered over the counter, 'this place, Ponteremo, it is in Tuscany?'
'Ah! That is what is so clever. It is!'
'But I rather thought you would suggest somewhere in the South.'
Pino's face fell. 'You do not like Tuscany?'
'Of course,' said Nelly, 'everyone does. That's the problem. Everyone goes to Tuscany.'
'But not to Ponteremo! Vito says it is very hard to find, very hard to get to, but once you know, then it is very easy.'
'Remember,' said Nelly, 'it's a secret.'
'Ah yes! Just you and me.'
'And Vito.'
'Of course. But he has learnt from his business dealings to keep his mouth closed.'

Nelly Larkin has run away, and no-one knows where she is - except Pino, the local green grocer, and he is sworn to secrecy. She certainly hasn't confided in her daughter, Anna, or her grandchildren, who would only try to stop her. With her Italian dictionary and grammar book and a portrait of the Duke of Montefeltro to inspire her, Nelly settles into her small 'room with a view' in a hilltop town in Tuscany.

Her new life as the local curiosity is busy, as she works on her Italian vocabulary, learns to make the perfect zabaglione, and wards off the attentions of a persistent, yet eccentric professor of Renaissance art. She quickly becomes a part of the community - but steadfastly refuses to write home.

Back in Australia the search for Nelly sets off a chain of events, journeys, and encounters that change the lives of her daughter Anna, her granddaughter Katherine, and even her downstairs neighbour, Mrs Ellis, forever.
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