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Overview


Orvieto, an ancient Italian city rising above the cliffs of Umbria, is among the most dramatic in Europe. It is here that Marlena de Blasi, author of the national bestseller A Thousand Days in Venice, sets out to make a home—in the former ballroom of a dilapidated sixteenth-century palazzo—and win over her neighbors, who include artisans, counts, shepherds, and a lone violinist. Though wary of a stranger in their midst, they find her passion for the fine arts of cooking and eating irresistible, and together they create a spectacular feast as breathtaking as the city itself.

By turns romantic and sensual, joyous and celebratory, The Lady in the Palazzo seductively captures the essence of a singular place.

Editorial Reviews

Entertainment Weekly
"De Blasi doesn't so much observe life as devour it. . . .Her robust appetite for life saturates the book."—Entertainment Weekly
Pages Magazine
"Perfect for armchair travelers, foodies, or any reader who loves a romantic story about the joy of discovery in a foreign land."—Pages
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Philadelphia Inquirer
"At the heart of this memoir is the continuing love story of a later-in-life romance. . . . Wow!"—The Philadelphia Inqurier
Rocky Mount (NC) Telegram
“[De Blasi’s] poetic writing style, her meditative internal monologues, her celebration of traditional foods and her inclusion of a number of recipes from the region, make this a feast for armchair travelers, food enthusiasts, romantics and anyone who enjoys a good story with a happy ending.” –Rocky Mount (NC) Telegram

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781565126107
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
  • Publication date: 5/28/2008
  • Pages: 317
  • Sales rank: 296,163
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.10 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Marlena de Blasi
Marlena de Blasi
Marlena de Blasi, a former chef and a food and wine consultant, lives in Italy, where she assembles and conducts gastronomic tours of the various regions. She is the author of two previous memoirs as well as three books on the foods of Italy.

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In our exclusive interview with de Blasi, she shared some fascinating insights about her background, her inspirations, and her life in Italy.

"Everything is inspiration to write. A writer never stops writing, even if it's in his head or on paper napkins. I've been desperate enough to scratch half phrases on my bedsheets, not finding paper and fearing to lose a thought should I get up to look for such."

"I don't think writers can be raised up in a creative writing class. I think it's a bold, bad lie to convince someone he should -- or can -- be taught to write. I think writers' groups can sometimes be helpful, but I'm mostly wary even of them. Writing is a private, solo, isolating, and very lonely job. But if you're a writer, it's all you ever want to do."

"[My first job] was as a radio voice and TV voice and face. My best contracts were with Peugeot -- (‘the best-kept automotive secret in America -- Peugeot') -- and Coty perfumes -- (‘if you want to capture someone's attention, whisper') and other sort of soft-sell products."

"I taught cooking on a PBS channel for a few years. I was very passionate about this opportunity and wanted the audience to not just learn formula, but to be inspired by the beauty and sensuality of the raw food itself. My first show was live. And not understanding my gaffe until the producer explained it to me, I opened by holding up a single, great, and splendid leek. Camera in for a close-up. I smiled my TV model smile and said: ‘First, you take a leek.' I know someone has since written a book with that title, but I can assure you my traffic with those words came long before it."

"Since I live in a 14th-century palazzo on the via del Duomo in an Umbrian hill town, there's not such a great deal from which to unwind. Our life is simple and full of rituals such as sidling up to the bar in our favorite caffè -- Montanucci -- at least four times a day for cappuccini, aperitivi, pastry, chocolate, and sympathy; I write very early in the morning for a few hours, and then at about nine we go to the morning markets, shop for lunch, sit in the caffè and talk to our friends, come home to cook and put our bread in the oven. We sit down to lunch at one, get up from the table at about two-thirty or three, nap for an hour. I write until about seven-thirty, when we take the passeggiata -- the evening stroll -- the moment when the whole town is out and about. We pick up a few things for supper, take an aperitivo with our friends, head back home, where we'll dine at about nine-thirty, or go out to dine at one of the typical, tiny osterie for which Orvieto is famous."

"How wonderful you ask about dislikes, though I'm not certain this sits in that category or in the one labeled ‘things that hurt.' But I find readers who judge style -- my style -- tiresome, presumptuous, often using the critical forum to air barely disguised ‘issues' of their own. And is there some glint of jealousy in their criticism? I'm not sure. That I see and feel life in a certain way and then write about it in my own voice, well, that belongs to me. Also I think it's that I find sarcasm, in all its tortured forms, to be simply naked insecurity. It's grand whenever a person states their sentiments. Better, if done so with a fine set of civil manners."

    1. Hometown:
      Orvieto, a hilltown in Umbria
    1. Education:
      B.A., State University of New York at Albany; graduate studies in political science, New York University

Table of Contents


The Next House
A Life Lived Well Moves Backward     5
Truth, Hard and Hot, Has Its Pleasures     21
Once in a While, Let Life Shape Itself     30
Life Is Lived in Epochs     50
Waiting for a Ballroom
That's Umbria Out There     57
Everywhere in Orvieto There Is the Suspicion of Glory     64
Bombastes Is Back in Town     80
Umbria Is Italy Unmingled     84
She Says People Need to Be Together as Much as They Need to Eat     102
Besides, They All Have Something of the Ass about Them, Chou     115
I Preferred One Waltz with a Beauty to a Lifetime with Someone Less Rare     132
Wait until Midnight If You Can     140
Sleep Well and Rise Early to an Exuberance of Bells     153
Most All of Us Abide in Ruins     163
I'd Like to Have Hair the Color of Hot Copper Wires     173
And Be Careful of Edgardo d'Onofrio     192
The Orvietani     196
We're Going to Live in a Ballroom, Fernando. Isn't That the Most Wonderful Thing You Ever Heard?     217
Brahms at Eight O'Clock from Across the Vicolo     227
In Via del Duomo
Where I Come From, We Invite Our Neighbors and Friends to Supper     247
Black Ties and Pretty Dresses     260
Would the Lady Be Pleased by a Waltz?     274
The Jeast
Pan-Sauteed Winter Pears with Pecorino and Walnut Focaccia     301
Umbrichelli with Olivada     305
Leg of Spiced Pork Slow-Braised in Red Wine with Prunes     308
Roasted Chestnut Polenta     310
Brown Sugar Gelato with Caramelized Blood Oranges     312
Warm Sambuca Fritters     315
Acknowledgments     317

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    The Lady in the Palazzo

    Immerse yourself in the joys, unexpected road bumps, and culture of life in Italy! Marlena De Blasi writes with great insight, empathy and humor as she tells of her continuing journey and love story in the Umbrian region of Italy. Purchasing their first home in the town of Orvieto becomes a lesson in patience for Marlena and her husband Fernando, especially having to wind their way through a renovation process and the Italian Bureaucracy. As in her other two books, Marlena brings to life the characters she meets and the flavors of life as an American expatriot living a new life with her Italian husband. Being a noted chef,De Blasi shares recipes and foods of the regions, with her readers. This book is not only a feast for the eyes, but also for the senses.

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  • Posted March 9, 2009

    Slow

    This was an ok book. Very slow going & it was hard to get to know the characters. Even the main characters never really came to life. I don't even remember her name & it's only been two weeks.

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