{"product_id":"the-lady-in-the-palazzo-marlena-de-blasi-9781565126107","title":"The Lady in the Palazzo: An Umbrian Love Story","description":"Marlena di Blasi seduced readers to fall in love with Venice, then Tuscany, with her popular and critically acclaimed books \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Days in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Days in Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e. Now she takes readers on a journey into the heart of Orvieto, an ancient city in the less-trodden region of Umbria. Rich with history and a vivid sense of place, her tale is by turns romantic and sensual, joyous and celebratory, as she and her husband search for a home in this city on a hill--finding one that turns out to be the former ballroom of a dilapidated sixteenth-century palazzo. Along the way, de Blasi befriends an array of colorful characters, including cooks and counts and shepherds and a lone violinist, cooking her way into the hearts of her Umbrian neighbors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brimming with life and kissed by romance, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady in the Palazzo\u003c\/i\u003e perfectly captures the essence of a singular place and offers up a feast--and the recipes to prepare it!--for readers of all stripes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlena de Blasi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565126106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565126107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Marlena de Blasi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045754663167,"sku":"9781565126107","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e3d5fd5-c4bf-4c93-9776-492cbe0be7fe.jpg?v=1684980560","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lady-in-the-palazzo-marlena-de-blasi-9781565126107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}