Autor: Donna Leon

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A delightful companion in life and on the page The Times Donna Leon has created a beautifully crafted looking glass into her world TLSIn a series of vignettes full of affection irony and good humor Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned From a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family with frequent visits to her grandfather s farm and its beloved animals and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside Leon has long been open to adventure In 1976 she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia she finally landed in Venice Leon vividly animates her decades long love affair with Italy from her first magical dinner when serving as a chaperone to a friend to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market Some things remain constant throughout the decades her adoration of opera especially Handel s vocal music her advocacy for the environment embodied in her passion for bees which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery in Earthly Remains and her eager