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 56: Dinner In The Vineyard, A Chianti Experience
Episode 55: Pat's Five Favorite Things About Tuscany
Episode 54: Personalized Italy
Episode 53: Come To Tuscany With Us!
Episode 52: Lisa Condie/I Found Myself
Episode 51: Parker Villas 2017
Episode 50: "The Way" A Pilgrimage Through Tuscany
Episode 49: Find Yourself In Tuscany
Episode 48: Mary Shea from Querceto Di Castellina
Episode 46: Join Us in Tuscany
Episode 45: Tuscany By Ferrari: Florencetown Tours
Episode 44: Parker Villas: A True Matchmaker
Episode 43: Dario Cecchini
Episode 42: Tuscan Women Cook
Episode 41: Study In Lucca With Alt Studio
Episode 40: KM Zero Tours
Episode 39: Starting Fresh At La Tavola Marche
Episode 38: The Tuscan Times
Episode 37: Lost In Florence
Episode 36: Laura Morelli/Authentic Arts
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