Hardback: 'See Naples and die,' said Goethe. But Katherine Wilson saw Naples and started to live.
Katherine is fresh out of college when she arrives in naples to intern at the US Consulate. There, she meets handsome, studious Salvatore, and finds herself enveloped by his family - in particular by his elegant, accomplished mother, Raffaella. And it is here that Katherine's real education begins.
Immersed in Neapolitan culture, tradition and cooking, slowly and unexpectedly falling for Salvatore, and basking in Raffaella's company and guidance, Katherine discovers how to prepare meals that sing, from rich ragù to pasta al forno with bacon, béchamel and four kinds of cheese. Through courtship, culture clashes, Sunday Mass, marriage and motherhood, Katherine slowly comes to appreciate carnale, the quintessentially Neapolitan sense of comfort and confidence in one's own skin.
Steeped in sunlight, wine and unforgettable food, Only in Naples (2016) is a love letter to a city, of lessons in food and famiglia, a coming-of-age story and a transporting account of learning to live the Italian way.
About the author: Katherine Wilson was born and raised in Washington, DC and graduated from Princeton University. She has lived in Italy for the past nineteen years, working in television, film and theatre. Most recently, she acted in Giuseppe Tornatore's The Best Offer with Geoffrey Rush and Donald Sutherland. She lives in Rome with her husband and two children.
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