Books
Maremma Mia
Maremma Mia is a warm, witty chronicle of one family’s adventure transforming an old farmhouse and olive grove in remote Tuscany into a home. Set in the Maremma — “the new Chianti” — the story unfolds through the seasons, capturing both the beauty and unpredictability of life abroad.
From the nearby medieval town of Suvereto to the wild hills, fertile valley and coastline steeped in Etruscan mystery, the book weaves together the region’s landscape, food, wines, flora, fauna and traditions with vivid portraits of its people. Along the way, it explores the Maremma’s extraordinary history — from imperial assassinations and Napoleonic upheaval to partisan defiance in World War II.
Both an evocative travel memoir and a love letter to an unspoilt corner of Italy, Maremma Mia is for anyone who’s ever dreamed of making a vision come true.
In Pieces
Si is 28 and unsure of what he wants – in his job, his love life, even just for dinner. The only thing he's certain of is his friendship with Jimmy, a late-twenties professional footballer in a career he fears has stalled. Through their uncertainty and just plain lethargy, the two men anchor each other with regular catch-ups at their local, The Feathers.
But little do they know that The Feathers is more than just a great place for a pint and a chin-wag; it's also a hub for a London-based IRA cell. Plans are being formed – dangerous ones – while Si and Jimmy drink away their quarter-life crises. And just as the guys start to get everything figured out – against the roller-coaster backdrop of Manchester United's Double Double season, and the media and politics of mid-1990s Britain – something happens that threatens to blow it all up.