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On a trip to Dublin, Chris Harrison falls head over heels in love with Daniela, an Italian girl with eyes the colour of Guinness - and he follows her home. He abandons his previous life for LA DOLCE VITA, with its luscious foods and sun-drenched vistas. Among olive groves and cobblestone lanes, Chris takes us on a moving, insightful and often hilarious journey into the heart of southern Italy...
Head Over Heel (Audible Audio Edition) Chris Harrison Stan Pretty Whole Story Audiobooks Books
There are obviously tons of memoirs about Italy because it's, well, it's Italy. From the first time I went, long ago, until now, I'm hooked on the country, and thus I've read many of those books about moving to Italy---and some are very good.But this one is exceptional. Maybe partly because I had (and still have) no idea who Chris Harrison is, Maybe partly because he's young, and not a retired academic or Brit. I am just knocked out with the quality of his writing, the keenness of his insights, and his wit. (Plus, it's a good love story that a man can enjoy.)
If you like Italy, particularly the southern part, you'll really enjoy this book. I'd give it more stars if that were possible.
But truthfully I haven't quite even finished the book, and that's because my wife has commandeered my kindle for the night so SHE can read it. (She loves Italy as much as I do, and is even pickier about the quality of the writing she reads.) Next trip, I'll be sure she doesn't forget HER Kindle!
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Head Over Heel (Audible Audio Edition) Chris Harrison Stan Pretty Whole Story Audiobooks Books Reviews
I bought this book because I was going to stay a week in Puglia and knew almost nothing about the area. This book is delightful! He falls in love with a girl from a small town, then comes back to be with her, living in southern Italy and Milan. His descriptions are very engaging and some of them made me laugh out loud, they were so good. This book made a nice companion to my trip, as his adventures with Daniela take him all over Puglia and also for a short while, to Milan. He writes with such affection--for Daniela and her family and friends, but also for Italy, with all its wonderfulness and its frustrations.
I love all of Italy. Its sameness and differences from region to region make it both interesting and challenging but always mesmerizing and fun. The author truly makes us feel the emotions of change, loving someone, and acceptance no matter where the experiences occur. The tale starts in the big northern city of of Milan, but he especially expresses how deep the roots go in a small southern Italy town where he tries to fit in while falling in love with his future wife, her family and the inhabitants. The transition is exasperating at times while being adventurous, amusing and ultimately more fulfilling than originally anticipated. This book makes me want to return once again to the wonderful towns south of Naples where the people, places, food, wine, and incredible geography warms the heart and mellows the soul. Bravo on telling this beautiful, true yet realistic story.
When Christopher Harrison (Crris Arrison with an H in front) met Daniela at a pub in Ireland, he was so taken with her southern Italian beauty that he moved to the heel of the boot to live with her. The book is nonfiction and many of the frustrations that he experienced (getting a work permit, dealing with the tax collectors, a drivers license and an overnight stay in the hospital) had me laughing out loud yet cringing at the thought of dealing with so much corruption and needless red tape. I also gained an insight into my own family as I saw the intractable stubbornness of my Sicilian father and my mother's obsession with "fare la bella figura" (making a proper showing) as being part of their Italian DNA.
I am a lover of all things Italian but, as a tourist in the land of my grandparents, I never encountered life as Chris Harrison did. In spite of it all, the writer revealed the quirks and problems with Italy in such a way that his frustration with and simultaneous love of the country were apparent. I agree with another reviewer in that I enjoyed this book more than those written by Frances Mays as her books paint a glowing picture of Italy that can only be experienced by one who has enough money to smooth out the speed bumps along the way.
Chris Harrison is a wonderful writer and I look forward to more books about his life with Daniela.
First of all I will admit that I have read many books in the Travel Memoir genre, and most of those are about Italy. Within that small group, most authors will write about the beauty, food, architecture...all those things that we know Italy is already famous for-and the tales they tell are meant to seduce you and to make you want to visit.
The approach Chris Harrison has taken is different. Yes, he talks about the beauty, architecture, and the food, but he also presents the gritty side of Italy. The side that only one who has lived there can understand and appreciate for what you can learn from it.
The reader that will appreciate this book most is someone who has lived there for a short time as I have, or the British/Australian/American ex-pat who currently lives in Italy and has a love-hate relationship with the country. I have spent the winter in Milan and know just how dreary it can be there, but unlike Chris I also appreciate Milan for the hidden loveliness that can be found behind the pollution stained exterior of most buildings.
Harrison also is brutally honest in writing about the discrimination between the North and the South of Italy, but tempering the ugly realities of that situation with a description of a wonderful, warm 'festa' that unites both North and South by the end of the book.
I say BRAVO Chris Harrison for being able to put into words the feelings of so many of us that have lived there and tried to explain how Italy all at once frustrates and fascinates us.
Lest this review seem too serious, I must say that I laughed out loud many times while reading this book-more so during the parts where he explains in detail his frustration with the government and bureaucracy as it does seem too ridiculous to be true...but it IS real life and humor is sometimes the only way to deal with that level of irony.
An enjoyable read from cover to cover.
There are obviously tons of memoirs about Italy because it's, well, it's Italy. From the first time I went, long ago, until now, I'm hooked on the country, and thus I've read many of those books about moving to Italy---and some are very good.
But this one is exceptional. Maybe partly because I had (and still have) no idea who Chris Harrison is, Maybe partly because he's young, and not a retired academic or Brit. I am just knocked out with the quality of his writing, the keenness of his insights, and his wit. (Plus, it's a good love story that a man can enjoy.)
If you like Italy, particularly the southern part, you'll really enjoy this book. I'd give it more stars if that were possible.
But truthfully I haven't quite even finished the book, and that's because my wife has commandeered my kindle for the night so SHE can read it. (She loves Italy as much as I do, and is even pickier about the quality of the writing she reads.) Next trip, I'll be sure she doesn't forget HER !
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