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Cucina Tipica - (The Italian Adventures) by Andrew Cotto (Paperback)

Cucina Tipica - (The Italian Adventures) by  Andrew Cotto (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><em>Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure</em> is the story of Jacoby Pines, a disheartened American who arrives in Italy on holiday, and decides he never wants to leave.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Escaping to Italy was the easy part. Figuring out how to stay forever is where the adventure begins...<p>When disheartened American Jacoby Pines arrives in Italy on vacation, he has no idea that a family photograph from the previous century would start a search for ancestry through the streets of Florence and the hills of Tuscany. </p><p>Jacoby's quest includes encounters with a septuagenarian ex-pat, an elusive heiress in hiding, a charming Australian museum guide, a Pearl Jam-crazed artisan shoemaker, malevolent hunters, a needy border collie and one very large wild boar. Along the way there are magnificent, wine-soaked meals at every turn and immersion in the sensory splendor and <em>la dolce vita</em> of Il Bel Paese. </p>At the end of the novel, on the morning of Jacoby's dreaded return to America, a chance of remaining in Italy arrives in stunning news from abroad. But is it too late?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>2019 <em>Readers' Favorite</em> Finalist Award</strong></p><p>"Any reader with a passion for food, wine, literature, and, most of all, the streets of Florence, will find the release of Andrew Cotto's latest novel, <em>Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure</em>, a rare delight to the senses and intellect."<strong> -<em>The Brooklyn Rail</em></strong></p><p>"(Cotto's) wonderful storytelling abilities shine through." <strong>-<em>Midwest Book Review</em></strong></p><br>

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