Every week on a Thursday evening, a group of four Italian rural women
gather in a stone house in the hills above Italy's Orvieto. There--along
with their friend, Marlena--they cook together, sit down to a beautiful
supper, drink their beloved local wines, and talk. Surrounded by
candlelight, good food and friendship, Miranda, Ninucia, Paolina, and
Gilda tell their life stories of loves lost and found, of ageing and
abandonment, of mafia grudges and family feuds, and of cherished
ingredients and recipes whose secrets have been passed down through
generations. For fans of all things Italian, and the thousands of
readers who loved The Kabul Beauty School; Eat, Pray, Love; and
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel; this book is a culmination of de Blasi's
20 years spent living, traveling, cooking, eating, and drinking in
Italy, and of course it includes recipes for the most mouthwatering
Umbrian dishes.