Golden Day Thirty-Six: Pleasures Around Todi, from Author of Marcus of Umbria
This title so appeals to me: Marcus of Umbria: What an Italian Dog Taught an American Girl About Love. The book just came out in June, has been getting great reviews, and what I’ve read so far has been wonderfully entertaining. Author Justine van der Leun is a hip young New Yorker, working as a magazine editor, who flees that world to puruse amore in the rural farming village of Collelungo (central Umbria). The love affair crumbles, but Justine ends up adopting a dog and thus becoming (in her words) “a weirdo” of the village. Most Collelungo natives treat dogs as bestie, while Justine follows the American model, showering Marcus with tender loving care. I’m loving reading her honest, witty prose Read More →