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HEAD OVER HEEL
Non-Fiction (Memoir) 320 pages
Murdoch Books (Australia) - January 2008
Winner of the Grollo Ruzzene Foundation Prize for Writing about Italians in Australia 2008
An exceptionally romantic travel memoir, a delicious love story set in Southern Italy (‘the heel of the boot’). On a trip to Dublin, Chris falls head over heels in love with Daniela, the Italian girl 'with eyes the colour of Guinness' – a girl who persuades him to leave his Australian life and follow her to Italy. Starting off in her small home town of Andrano on the coast of Puglia (an unspoilt region now becoming a sought-after tourist destination, often called ‘the new Tuscany’), Chris takes the reader on a wonderfully vivid, tender, funny, and absurd journey, into the heart of Italy, taking in Sicily and Milan, and a host of poignant and memorable characters. With the candour and humour of DRIVING OVER LEMONS, melded with the warmth and narrative drive of CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, this book is pure delight.
Biography
Thirty-five-year-old journalist and English teacher. Born in Sydney, he has lived in Italy, Australia and England and has travelled extensively. Has written for many publications, including The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier Mail, and Sports Illustrated. A keen sportsman, he is also a qualified aerobatics pilot. Recently became a dual Italian citizen and lives in London with his Italian wife. Now writing a second book about the life of a language teacher.
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