{"product_id":"the-fire-in-the-mountain-helena-attlee-9798897102631","title":"The Fire in the Mountain: A History of Sicily, Mount Etna, and the Island's Volcanic Legacy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Land Where Lemons Grow\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a luminous account of Sicilian history, geography, culture, and cuisine, as seen from the slopes of Mount Etna.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor centuries, Mount Etna has sent lava to engulf the towns and villages, terraced fields, orchards, vineyards, and citrus groves that nestle across its slopes. But still it remains home to a quarter of Sicily's population. Why? Because Etna has always rewarded her people after every eruption with a landscape of unparalleled fertility, richness, and drama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this extraordinary new book, Helena Attlee combines travel writing with history, mythology, geology, gastronomy, and horticulture to tell a unique story of life in the shadow of Sicily's most dangerous and alluring landmark. Venturing through lava-strewn fields and pistachio groves patrolled by armed guards; past dusky, basalt-built farmyards, and caves once used to store snow, Attlee gathers tales of the artists, writers, farmers, and scientists who have for centuries been drawn to this unpredictable landscape: from the early Roman, Arabic and Norman settlers, Romantic poets and Victorian geologists, to the local families who live and work there today. \u003ci\u003eThe Fire in the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a compelling account of Sicily's rich and varied past, and a powerful meditation on humanity's ever-changing relationship with landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helena Attlee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897102631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Helena Attlee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097392226559,"sku":"9798897102631","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fire-in-the-mountain-helena-attlee-9798897102631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}