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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:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 40465
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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| Customer Reviews:
 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.
Sweet Journey June 19, 2008
This is a sweet, entertaining little book I thoroughly enjoyed. If you want a light read and enjoy being exceedingly envious of another's lifestyle, this is the book for you.
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