Wednesday 7 November 2018

SPECTACULAR NAPOLI

Here you go:

Stunning Neapolitan architecture 




And scrumptious Neapolitan pizza:




Because?
Just because I love this amazing city soooo much.
Who else has visited here?

Thursday 1 November 2018

SPOOKS AND POMEGRANATES

I'm just back from an amazing olive-picking trip to Umbria, where this year we broke the record by harvesting over 17 crates of beautifully-coloured fruits (at least, I think they're called fruits..).



The days (although we sometimes had to dodge the showers) - were spectacular and enlivened by luscious pomegranates still hanging from the trees.


Later that evening we played dress-up...these are the kind of clothes I would wear all the time, if I could!


Though not quite so sure about whether you could get away with wearing these...


Did you do anything exciting over the Halloween weekend?

Tuesday 30 October 2018

TEFLON-TOUGH YET VULNERABLE...MY NEAPOLITAN HERO

Okay, I know it's still November but already in the shops I can see twinkly lights, stars - and cards with impossibly green triangular-shaped trees.  So, do you love Christmas, or are you like my latest hero, Salvio de Gennaro - and hate every minute of it?

I've just fulfilled a long-held dream and visited the beautiful city of Naples.

Naples has 366 churches and the best sea-food and mozzarella in the world.  (Oh, and properly juicy tomatoes).

I've gazed on Mount Vesuvius and seen the famous bay.....

I've eaten the most delicious pastries known to mankind (sflogliatelle).  In fact, you can read an earlier blog post on this very subject.  

And I've watched the vibrant and colourful life of this unique and spectacular  city....which brings me to my latest book THE ITALIAN'S CHRISTMAS HOUSEKEEPER, which is set in Napoli.
The hero is a once-famous football star who's known his share of bad times.  He isn't looking for love - but then he finds Molly and suddenly, all bets are off.
If you want an emotional roller-coaster - if you want to remember all the things you love best about Christmas - then look no further than this seasonal read of passion and heartbreak.





IT'S BIN A LONG TIME....

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