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'Angela Di Sciascio's father can no longer describe his past, lost in a world ravaged by Alzheimer's disease. Deciding not to let his story fade, Angela embarks on a voyage that takes her through four seasons in her father's Italy, reconnecting to her ancestry and absorbing all of its chaos, beauty and style.
'Meal by meal at her father's family table and step by step through the Italian countryside, she slowly comes to understand the young Valentino who left for the new world.
'Along the way, she discovers the simple pleasures of rustic polenta high in the mountains, pesto on the Ligurian coast and shares melt-in-your-mouth ragù with friends inla boisterous Rome. But she is always drawn back to the small hamlet tucked in the embrace of the Abruzzo mountains and the cuisine that feeds her soul, sharing with us her family's traditional recipes, as well as the joy of finding her father's home.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For my nieces - be proud of your roots; enjoy my experiences, learn from the tales I tell and the recipes I share. I hope that through my stories you too will discover more about your grandpa, and that you will always remember him.
Mum and Dad, you are my inspiration.
Per la famiglia in Italia: grazie.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Alzheimer's disease. Type of character Primary (biographical). Point of view Unconfirmed.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Overview
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bilingual Cockatoo : Writing Italian Australian Lives 2014; (p. 186-209) -
Autoethnography
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bilingual Cockatoo : Writing Italian Australian Lives 2014; (p. 150-164) -
Armchair Journey
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 13 August 2011; (p. 5) The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 August 2011; (p. 5)
— Review of Finding Valentino : Four Seasons in My Father's Italy 2011 single work autobiography -
Outsider at a Freak Show
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 May 2011; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Oh Mexico! : Love and Adventure in Mexico City 2011 single work autobiography ; Finding Valentino : Four Seasons in My Father's Italy 2011 single work autobiography -
Cover Notes
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 May 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of Finding Valentino : Four Seasons in My Father's Italy 2011 single work autobiography
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Off the Shelf : Memoir
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 9 April 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Finding Valentino : Four Seasons in My Father's Italy 2011 single work autobiography -
Cover Notes
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 May 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of Finding Valentino : Four Seasons in My Father's Italy 2011 single work autobiography -
Outsider at a Freak Show
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 May 2011; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Oh Mexico! : Love and Adventure in Mexico City 2011 single work autobiography ; Finding Valentino : Four Seasons in My Father's Italy 2011 single work autobiography -
Armchair Journey
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 13 August 2011; (p. 5) The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 August 2011; (p. 5)
— Review of Finding Valentino : Four Seasons in My Father's Italy 2011 single work autobiography -
Autoethnography
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bilingual Cockatoo : Writing Italian Australian Lives 2014; (p. 150-164) -
Overview
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bilingual Cockatoo : Writing Italian Australian Lives 2014; (p. 186-209)
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cAustralia,c
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Abruzzi,
cItaly,cWestern Europe, Europe,
