Italian Neighbours

"Am I giving the impression that I don''t like the Veneto? It''s not true. I love it. But like any place that''s become home I hate it too."

How does an Englishman cope when he moves to Italy - not the tourist idyll but the real Italy? When Tim Parks first moved to Verona he found it irresistible and infuriating in equal measure; this book is the story of his love affair with it. Infused with an ob...