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Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Tucker
Publisher: Grove Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 18333
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0802143628
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780802143624
ASIN: 0802143628
Publication Date: June 10, 2008
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Condition: CLEAN, TIGHT AND UNMARKED. NO WEAR.
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Product Description
The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in Italy when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The three-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Rustico sat perched on a hill in the verdant Spoleto valley amid an olive grove and fruit trees of every kind. For the Tuckers, it was literally love at first sight, and the couple purchased the house without testing the water pressure or checking for signs of termites. Shedding the vestiges of their American life, Michael and Jill endeavored to learn the language, understand the nuances of Italian culture, and build a home in this new chapter of their lives. Both a celebration of a good marriage and a careful study of the nature of home, Living in a Foreign Language is a gorgeous, organic travelogue written with an epicurean’s delight in detail and a gourmand’s appreciation for all things fine.
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 Living in a Foreign Language:A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy July 27, 2008
I have not yet been fortunate to physically travel to Italy but I can say with certainty that while reading Mr. Tucker's book, I made an intellectual journey to Italy. What a read! I felt as if I was seeing, smelling, touching, tasting every bit that Italy has to offer through the words of Mr. Tucker. Thank you, Mr. Tucker, for taking me along with you. I hope that in the near future my family and I will have the privilege of experiencing this wonderful country.
Living in a Foreign Language July 14, 2008
This is a fun escape into a new venture. The author takes the reader along to the new life he and his wife are experiencing as they share the beauty and excitement of living among the Italian olive groves and fig trees with a few sips of wine and great pasta! Learning the language as they live it is as delightful as it is challenging.
Great read, get ready to dream! July 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Michael Tucker is a great story teller and this story will make you want to pack your bag. As with most TV actors you feel you know Tucker and his wife Jill Eikenberry (LA Law). The story of finding and remodeling an italian farm house is every traveler's dream. Tucker's description of the house, the village, and becoming part of the community is engaging. The only problem is the story ends too soon!
 Not what I expected June 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Basically this book is a diary of Michael Tucker's time in Umbria and the things they ate while they were there. While it is midly entertaining - it's definately not the best travelogue I've ever read. Also I thought author came off as condesending which was a real turn off to read.
A charming epicurean tale June 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are at all a sensualist, particularly with regard to food, this is a must read. There are other enjoyable aspects to the book - the relationship between Mr. Tucker and his wife, reflections on friendship and celebrity, with a nod to learning to become "unfamous".
But the core of the book is an epicurean approach to life. The story serves, really, as illustration of a way of seeing food, wine and even love.
Nice work. I can't wait for the next book.
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