A Tuscan Childhood
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
This is an autobiographical evocation of Tuscany long ago and today that places emphasis on characters and food.
Kinta Beevor Livres
L'unique contribution littéraire de Kinta Beevor est arrivée tard dans sa vie, un récit profondément personnel narrant sa jeunesse dans le paysage austère de la Toscane du Nord. Élevée dans un château imposant surplombant les montagnes de Carrare, son éducation a fourni une toile de fond dramatique à ses réflexions. La prose de Beevor, influencée par sa lignée artistique et une famille profondément ancrée dans l'écriture, crée des images évocatrices et des aperçus intimes. Son œuvre offre aux lecteurs un mélange unique d'histoire personnelle et de sensibilité littéraire, laissant une impression durable.
"Wonderful...I fell immediately into her world, and was sorry when I reached the end." --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun The sparkling memoir of an idyllic, bohemian childhood in an enchanted Tuscan castle between the wars. When Kinta Beevor was five, her father, the painter Aubrey Waterfield, bought the sixteenth-century Fortezza della Brunella in the Tuscan village of Aulla. There her parents were part of a vibrant artistic community that included Aldous Huxley, Bernard Berenson, and D. H. Lawrence. Meanwhile, Kinta and her brother explored the glorious countryside, participated in the region's many seasonal rites and rituals, and came to know and love the charming, resilient Italian people. With the coming of World War II the family had to leave Aulla; years later, though, Kinta would return to witness the courage and skill of the Tuscan people as they rebuilt their lives. Lyrical and witty, A Tuscan Childhood is alive with the timeless splendour of Italy.
