Travels with George eBook Olga Vannucci
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A Memoir Through the Italy of the Author's Childhood
In her travels with her young son, George, Olga Vannucci strolls and hikes through the landscapes of her Italian childhood, in five separate trips, visiting cherished people and places and describing them with joy and amusement. The writing is warm and refreshing, and the experiences vivid and touching -- you will want to come along.
The author, born in Italy and living in New Jersey, looks at Italy as both a local native and an awed visitor.
Travels with George eBook Olga Vannucci
Olga Vannucci's very personal and enlightening account of her travels through Italy gripped me and made me want to slow down my normal reading rate so as to not miss a word. She wrote her book in the present tense and sentences are often followed by sentence fragments, as if we are experiencing Olga's mind and we are seeing afterthoughts pop up after a fully realized thought has presented itself. We're traveling with Olga and George right now.Many passages made me laugh out loud and, yes, I teared up a little during some parts. Anyone with a child will know the frustration we sometimes feel when our children become defiant and yet, we can learn from Olga through how she usually meets that defiance with firmness overflowing with love. But the real value in the book is letting us see the Italy that the guidebooks never show, written by someone who was born and raised there but also has lived in the United States for much of her life (and in Brazil for part of it). She sees Italy both as a native and as a wonderstruck tourist. She finds value in those elements of Italy that are so often overlooked by tour guides. Example: while most tourists hit the Uffizi museum while in Florence and then leave, almost like a surgical strike, Olga and George take in many of the smaller museums in that great city and never quite make it to the Uffizi.
Olga has many relatives in Italy, and we rejoice with her in her many encounters with them, cry with her when beloved uncles pass away, and laugh uproariously at some of the things that come out of the mouths of her aunts and uncles.
Along the way, we are taught about Italian culture, what to do and what not to do. She shows American independence when she decides that, yes, she will have a cappuccino past the normal time of day when frothing is expected, but she also shows a great sensitivity to Italian norms and in the process teaches us how Italians treat each other. The warmth of Italians comes through clearly, along with the keep-your-distance attitude regarding getting too personal with strangers.
We learn of dangers of travel. An example: "By and by, we see the sheep. And suddenly they are coming right at us. I suspect and fear that sheep stampedes are grossly underreported in the media, that they occur tens of times a year, but because they happen in places like up here (top of a mountain) no one writes about them. I urge someone to take that up, to take up the story of the worldwide problem of sheep stampedes."
Ms. Vannucci also casually teaches us about art, about literature, and about language. If you ever meet Olga in person, I suggest you treat her to a meal of a nice prosciutto crudo sandwich, not too salty, with a Nutella crepe for dessert. Her book makes it clear that she likes both those foods. At a certain point, in fact, George is introduced to Nutella. He loves it and then "I pry George away from the counter in a Nutella stupor. When we return home he will find out the local IGA carries Nutella and will say, 'Why haven't you ever bought any?' So now I do. Because I too love Nutella. So we can get stupefied right at home."
I suspect I'm going to reread Olga's book every year or so to remind myself of the wonders and laughs that can be found in tiny villages and big cities, around corners, underground and at the tops of mountains. This one's a keeper.
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Travels with George eBook Olga Vannucci Reviews
Olga Vannucci's little travelogue and memoir turns out to have some surprises. While on the surface this is a retrospective of her life growing up in Italy, it's not long before the reader gets the hidden treat of this book, which is a wonderful family history. We get characters of all sorts aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends and even shopkeepers who weave themselves in and out of the various journeys. And these characters are often colorful and provide some poignant vision of life in Italy, both past and present. All with Ms. Vannucci's often witty prose, which is very direct but develops a softness as the story unfolds. I found myself both smiling in remembrance of my own ethic Italian family and melancholy at the knowledge that time passes and changes even those things. Maybe you'll find a little memory of your own family in this little jewel of a book?
After reading it one would definitely want to start packing and book a long-term trip through Italy. It is more than simple travel writing, as it follows the journey of the author and her son back home in Italy, revisiting places from childhood and rediscovering people and their stories. It explores the sense of belonging and the different meanings we assign to the idea of 'home'.
VERY GOOD AND HUMORUS READ TOTALLY ENJOYABLE BOOK. I REALLY ENJOY THIS CHARMING BOOK.SO ENJOYABLE I THOUGHT POOR GEORGE WAS SO BORED WITH ALL THE TRIPS HE WAS A GOOD SPORT ABOUT THEM MOST OF THE TIME.
Drawn into this story, I felt like I was taking in the sites and sounds and the very personality of Italy, right along with George and his Mom. We also get to know their sprawling Italian family, who seem to get more and more interesting with each trip back to the homeland. I'd recommend Travels with George to anyone who loves to travel, or anyone who simply dreams of visiting Italy one day. And it's also recommended reading for anyone who loves their kids enough to make sure they know where it is that they come from.
Olga Vannucci's very personal and enlightening account of her travels through Italy gripped me and made me want to slow down my normal reading rate so as to not miss a word. She wrote her book in the present tense and sentences are often followed by sentence fragments, as if we are experiencing Olga's mind and we are seeing afterthoughts pop up after a fully realized thought has presented itself. We're traveling with Olga and George right now.
Many passages made me laugh out loud and, yes, I teared up a little during some parts. Anyone with a child will know the frustration we sometimes feel when our children become defiant and yet, we can learn from Olga through how she usually meets that defiance with firmness overflowing with love. But the real value in the book is letting us see the Italy that the guidebooks never show, written by someone who was born and raised there but also has lived in the United States for much of her life (and in Brazil for part of it). She sees Italy both as a native and as a wonderstruck tourist. She finds value in those elements of Italy that are so often overlooked by tour guides. Example while most tourists hit the Uffizi museum while in Florence and then leave, almost like a surgical strike, Olga and George take in many of the smaller museums in that great city and never quite make it to the Uffizi.
Olga has many relatives in Italy, and we rejoice with her in her many encounters with them, cry with her when beloved uncles pass away, and laugh uproariously at some of the things that come out of the mouths of her aunts and uncles.
Along the way, we are taught about Italian culture, what to do and what not to do. She shows American independence when she decides that, yes, she will have a cappuccino past the normal time of day when frothing is expected, but she also shows a great sensitivity to Italian norms and in the process teaches us how Italians treat each other. The warmth of Italians comes through clearly, along with the keep-your-distance attitude regarding getting too personal with strangers.
We learn of dangers of travel. An example "By and by, we see the sheep. And suddenly they are coming right at us. I suspect and fear that sheep stampedes are grossly underreported in the media, that they occur tens of times a year, but because they happen in places like up here (top of a mountain) no one writes about them. I urge someone to take that up, to take up the story of the worldwide problem of sheep stampedes."
Ms. Vannucci also casually teaches us about art, about literature, and about language. If you ever meet Olga in person, I suggest you treat her to a meal of a nice prosciutto crudo sandwich, not too salty, with a Nutella crepe for dessert. Her book makes it clear that she likes both those foods. At a certain point, in fact, George is introduced to Nutella. He loves it and then "I pry George away from the counter in a Nutella stupor. When we return home he will find out the local IGA carries Nutella and will say, 'Why haven't you ever bought any?' So now I do. Because I too love Nutella. So we can get stupefied right at home."
I suspect I'm going to reread Olga's book every year or so to remind myself of the wonders and laughs that can be found in tiny villages and big cities, around corners, underground and at the tops of mountains. This one's a keeper.
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