I sat at the kitchen table between my Italian boyfriend, Francesco, and his mom near the sink, trapped in an awkward place where her insults had to pass through me to get to him. All of the blood in her body had rushed into her face as she listed off the many reasons American women make terrible mothers. She lifted a saucepan in the air like she was about to bludgeon me with it, then turned and chucked it into the soapy water, sending a tidal wave of suds crashing onto the counter. When she turned her back to violently scrub the dishes, I snuck out the sliding glass door.
That’s a passage from the book “Naked In Italy,” a memoir by M.E. Evans detailing her not-so-fairytale adventure of living in Florence. Sure there were the rolling hills of the Val d'Orcia, cheap wine, and good looking Italian men. But as M.E. explains in the book and this podcast, no matter how hard you try, you can’t escape life.
Our conversation with her is candid. She doesn’t hold back, and her humor that is on display in the book comes out as quick wit on this podcast.
If you love to laugh, if your cherish honesty, and if you like the roller coaster of life with Tuscany as the backdrop, then you are going want to buy Naked In Italy today! You won’t want to put it down.
Episode 34: What To Do In An Emergency
Episode 33: Parker Villas Spring Sale
Episode 32: Molly McIlwrath
Episode 31: Juls Kitchen
Episode 30: Driving In Tuscany
Episode 29: Crazy Success For Pazzi
Episode 28: Italy In Focus
Episode 27: Palazzo Belfiore: Feel At Home In Florence
Episode 26: Crazy For Pazzi
Episode 25: Art For Everyone
Episode 24: The Tuscan Wedding Planner
Episode 23: Visit Tuscany
Episode 22: Harvest Time In Tuscany
Episode 21: Elizabeth Evans-Surviving In Italy
Episode 20: A Fresh Start In Tuscany
Episode 19: Taking The Kids To Tuscany
Episode 18: Travel Tuscany For Free
Episode 17: Cool Tours of The Tuscan Countryside
Episode 16: Tuscan Vines
Episode 15: Restoring Tuscany
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