The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0990889882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"His entertaining travelogue bounces from golf to food to learning how to slow down. Merullo, a 'type-A personality who plays golf too fast and eats too fast' calls it a 'happy book.' It is, especially for a writer whose idea of work involves putting and discovering great unpretentious restaurants and colorful characters along the way."- USA Today" A colorful, affectionate tour of Italian landscape and food."- Kirkus"Merullo paints a vivid portrait of a glorious adventure for golfers and gourmets .The Italian Summer is simply a wonderful read."- BookReporter"His account of those idyllic weeks recalls Calvin Trillin in its casual tone, good humor, affable interactions with family, and Everyman's love of regional food and wine."- Booklist
Roland Merullo was feeling a little burnt out by the frantic pace of life in the United States and decided to rent an Italian villa near the shore of Lake Como in a small town called Mezzegra. He arrived in Italy with his wife and two young daughters determined to relax, slow down, and enjoy life in the manner of their Italian hosts. Merullo also resolved to play a little golf and frequented the many gorgeous golf courses that populate the countryside. "Merullo paints a vivid portrait of a glorious adventure for golfers and gourmets .The Italian Summer is simply a wonderful read." -- BookReporter. A charming narrative of a glorious summer of golfing, eating, and learning how to slow down and enjoy life.The best-selling author of Breakfast with Buddha, Golfing with God, Revere Beach Bo
Roland Merullowas born in Boston and raised in the working-class city of Revere, Massachusetts.He had a scholarship to Exeter Academy and graduated in 1971, went to Boston University for two years, transferred to Brown and graduated from Brown in 1975, then earned a Master's there in 1976.Roland has published seven novels a
Julie said Got what I signed on for. Provided a nice feel for lake como area--a place we love. Not a golfer so much was lost on me but I expected that and took the bad with the good.. Very Disappointed Julia1 I have read most of Roland Merullo's books and always thoroughly enjoy them - not the case with his latest. I am not a golfer and really found the pages and pages that consisted of description of his golf games completely boring. I basically had to attempt to pull out parts that had a glimpse of what I like about his writing -. Loved the book - and I don't golf I read Golfing with God twice. I've been to Lake Como a few times, though many years ago. When I read this I decided to get it for my boyfriend's mother, who is Italian and an avid golfer. Because it wasn't in the bookstore, I thought I'd put a picture of the book cover, the synopsis, and some of the reviews on a piece of pape