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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;In this deliciously seductive account of an Italian neighborhood with a statue of the Virgin at one end of the street, a derelict bottle factory at the other, and a wealth of exotic flora and fauna in between, acclaimed novelist Tim Parks celebrates ten years of living with his wife, Rita, in Verona, Italy. More than a travel book, Italian Neighbors is a sparkling, witty, beautifully observed tale of how the most curious people and places gradually assume the familiarity of home. Selected as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Italian Neighbors is a rare work that manages to be both a portrait and an invitation for everyone who has ever dreamed about Italy.&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[JC gave me this book a few years ago and it is the only thing I have read about Italian life that comes close to my experiences during my semester abroad in Florence. Ok, so I was 21 and in college, not an English man married to an Italian lady, setting up housekeeping in Italy. BUT still. I found h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41081488">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an interesting memoir of living in Italy - usually they're all romantic about the sunset and the flowers and the wine and restoring some villa - but this is the down and dirty nitty gritty of living in Italy as a foreigner, trying to earn enough income to survive by tutoring English and tra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20442033">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book. Written by a British ex pat living in the Veneto (where I am currently living). I was laughing out loud at many points, especially the chapter titled &quot;Mamma&quot;. I think this would mainly be a book for people that have lived in the Veneto, if I hadn't been living here for a few mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47034407">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am in love with anything Italian - so it's a given that I would enjoy this book. The author moves to the Veneto with his Italian wife, and we dive into the culture along with them. Very different from the typical travel lit, didn't focus on food/wine or home renovations - just on people. Now that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69063812">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book had no real direction but that is Italy. I was able understand my immediate and extended neighbors a little better after this read. I found it interesting and helpful. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stories of an Englishman's life in a small Italian town.  the reality of Italian life for a foreigner.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks (2003)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is a sad reality that the American education system is deficient in teaching students about the true culture, history, and government of other countries.  In Italian Neighbors, Mr. Parks, a British expatriate, provides the rare opportunity for us to experience Italy as something more than a touri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16967100">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An enjoyable read.  A great description and interesting story about an outsiders' experience living in Italy, and the people he meets.  My uncle recommended I read this book after returning home from a trip to Italy.  I felt a connection with some of what the author experienced, and a few &quot;ah h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31939318">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book totally indulged my fantasies of running away and living in Italy. I enjoyed the well written, colorful tales about the inhabitants of this small Italian village. The writer does a great job of getting the reader lost in the simple details of these people's lives, plus the ins and outs of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24097112">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm actually enjoying the book and picked up Italian Education to read afterwards.<br/><br/>They really don't have characters in this book (unless<br/>you count Italy as a character)so obviously it's really hard to do a Character Analysis.<br/><br/>But, all in all, I like reading about the litt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10273439">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favourite books of all time, largely because of the bemused, yet affectionate descriptions of the Italians he meets, as well as descriptions of the labyrinthine Italian public service system. It almost makes me want to live in Italy. Almost. And it is NOT one of those &quot;how I t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26949890">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An online friend recommended this book, and I enjoyed it very much.  Parks describes living in Italy with his wife, getting an apartment, dealing with Italian bureaucracy, and learning to get along with his Italian neighbors.  I had the feeling that Parks loves these folks, warts, dogs, and all.  By...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36658940">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pleasant read. Parks provides an inside look into the day to day life of small town Italians. He manages to capture the small details, beliefs, quirks, and traditions that make up the culture. By the end of the book you feel like you just spent a year living outside Verona!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I only got a start and had to return it, but it was going pretty well.  It explained and expanded on some culture stuff that we saw in Italy.  I'd like to get it again and finish it.  Someday.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book took a lot of the romance out of my view of Italy, but I found it very informative and entertaining. It also made me decide that Italy is a great place to visit, but not a great place to live.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[was given to us by a canadian friend living here in italy with his italian wife. I'm anxious to read this just to get a good laugh over the oddities and pleasures of this italian life.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are not in love with Italy already, you will be after reading this British expat's experience of living in Verona with his Italian wife and children.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[VERY FUNNY!!!  But especially funny if you have lived as an American or UK citizen in Italy for awhile.  True insights in the humor.  MI RACCOMANDO!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book! It was good training for my trip to Italy - I wouldn't have known how to cross the street without it. ]]></body>
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