This book should be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand modern-day Italy. It is an account of the author's three-year journey around the peninsula. His first impressions of Italy as a land of pastoral bliss are soon dispelled. From the terrorism trials of the Slaughter Commission to the corruption and scandals of the football world and the sinister all-pervading influence of Berlusconi, Tobias Jones explores Italy's darker side with candour and humour.
(Diana Davies - bwl 45 April 2008 ) |
