On Persephone's Island: A Sicilian Journal

by Mary Taylor Simeti

Overview

An American woman residing in Sicily for the past twenty years portrays the Sicilian landscape and customs—both rural and urban—from the perspectives of both a “foreigner” and a resident.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780679764144
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/26/1995
Series:	Vintage Departures
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.92(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Mary Taylor Simeti is an American expert in Sicilian medieval and culinary history. Simeti’s book, On Persephone’s Island: A Sicilian Journal, chronicles a year on Sicily, the Mediterranean island that she called her permanent home after visiting for a year. Her other books include Pomp and Sustenance: Twenty-five Centuries of Sicilian Food, Sicilian Food: Recipes from Italy's Abundant Isle and more. She has also contributed numerous articles on Sicily to the New York Times’ travel section.