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By the Olive Groves: A Calabrian Childhood

By the Olive Groves: A Calabrian Childhood


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In 1939 a girl was born in the Aspromonte mountains of Calabria, a beautiful land steeped in history and suffused with tradition but weighed down by poverty and the 'Ndrangheta - Calabria's Mafia. As the tremors of World War II shake the heart of Calabria, so the little girl's childhood unfolds. Her life is simple, revolving around school, friendship, family. At its heart is the kitchen where the dramas and joys of family life are played out and where her mother, Giulia, creates delicious Mediterranean dishes. In this rich and heartfelt memoir, which includes many of her mother's recipes, Grazia Ietto Gillies, with humour, affection and a critical eye, remembers her youth in Calabria, from childhood sickness and her unusual extended family to the excitement of religious festivals and an incident with the feared 'Ndrangheta. Now, sixty years later, she realises that Calabria has defined everything she has ever done and that she has never really left the mountains of her childhood.

About the Author :
Grazia Ietto Gillies was born in Calabria in 1939 and spent the first ten years of her life in Delianuova, a small town in the Aspromonte mountains. She moved to Rome with her family in 1950 and has lived in London since 1971. She has worked and published as an academic economist.

Review :
If you have ever been enchanted by southern Italy; if you have left the house of childhood, but often return there in imagination; if you think cooking is an important part of life; or if you consider economics and poetry to be closely related, then you must read this book. --Emily Grosholz, Poet, Philosopher and Advisory Editor, The Hudson Review


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781784535469
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: I.B. Tauris
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Sub Title: A Calabrian Childhood
  • Width: 129 mm
  • ISBN-10: 178453546X
  • Publisher Date: 17 Feb 2017
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 363 gr


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