{"product_id":"italian-ways-9780393348828","title":"Italian Ways","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So inviting you might find yourself tempted to give the experience a whirl and ride the Italian trains yourself, book in hand.”—Liesl Schillinger, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] treat equivalent to a ride on the Orient Express… \u003cem\u003eItalian Ways\u003c\/em\u003e is no Ferrari on rails but instead something much better: a slow train so thoughtfully appointed that one never thinks to look out the window or care about the destination.\" -- Ben Downing - Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\"This mix of piercing social observation and undying affection for Italy is classic Parks.\" -- Rachel Donadio - New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating [and] droll…. Parks [is] perhaps the most faithful foreign inamorato Italy has ever had.\" -- Andrea Lee - newyorker.com\u003cbr\u003e\"Parks really shines. He gives us a country that is as frustrating as it is endlessly fascinating.\" -- Marjorie Kehe - Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\"[Parks is] a perfect guide—an outsider, but one with a deep familiarity and respect (plus a dash of exasperated skepticism)—to the country’s celebrated eccentricities. Parks has a charming voice and a novelist’s eye.\" -- Chloë Schama - Smithsonian\u003cbr\u003e\"Incisive [and] hilarious.\" -- Alexander Aciman - The Daily Beast\u003cbr\u003e\"Relaxed, humorous, meandering [and] charming.\" -- Brigitte Frase - Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\"A movable feast to say the least.\" -- Richard Eder - Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"Presents a picture of Italy you won’t get from any tourist board… sympathetic and lively.\" -- Micahel Upchurch - Seattle Times\u003cbr\u003e\"Tim Parks has reinvented the narrative of the train journey with an epic voyage into the essence of Italy itself. With a novelist’s keen eye he mines absurdity and deep meaning from small, overlooked moments and gestures.\" -- Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the best book I’ve ever read about Italy. Never have I encountered a more insightful and hilarious insider\/outsider portrait of the country at the center of Western civilization. Tim Parks should be given a villa in Rome and the title of English ambassador.\" -- Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of It All\u003cbr\u003e\"Engrossing, entertaining, and wonderfully revealing about the country and its people. It makes perfect armchair travelling – a delight from beginning to end.\" -- David Lodge, author of Changing Places\u003cbr\u003e\"Delightful [and] hilarious…. Combining wonderfully evocative prose with a wry analysis, Parks provides local color while continually seeking hidden social meaning…. The result is a fascinating portrait of a society that seems rooted in place no matter how fast it goes.\" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525147369815,"sku":"9780393348828","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393348828.jpg?v=1731859412","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/italian-ways-9780393348828","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}