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Early Reviews for Living in a Foreign Language - Various Publications - june 19, 2007
Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy, by Michael Tucker (Atlantic Monthly Press)
Publishers Weekly
In this lighthearted memoir by television's former L.A. Lawstar, Tucker delve graciously into the rich lifestyle, cuisine and local wine of central Italy when he and his wife, actress Jill Eikenberry, make an impromptu purchase of a 350-year-old stone cottage in the Umbrian countryside. The Tuckers break away from the Bay Area to acquaint themselves with the Rustico, their new second home. Despite speaking limited Italian, they quickly befriend their expatriate and Italian neighbors and with them set out to celebrate the regional cuisine found in local trattorias, tavernas and the aromatic kitchens of new acquaintances. Language gaffes and the occasional couple's spat is to be expected, as the Tuckers begin to re-evaluate their lives. The simplicity and heartiness of Umbria begins to feel more like home for them, and little by little the Tuckers let go of their more career-ambitious lives in the U.S. Jill's revitalization of her theater career in New York becomes as much of an accomplishment as her taking art classes with 16 non-English-speaking Italian housewives. Tucker simply appreciates his relationships forged with Gloria, the owner of the local orta-fruttashop and the town's butchers. Guileless narrative intertwined with generous descriptions of Italian fare make Tucker's food memoir and travelogue a satisfying look into the good life. - Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information
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Headed to Italy? Pack along this charming and down-to-earth memoir about buying a 350-year-old cottage in Umbria, by Michael Tucker, the former LA Law star and husband to actress Jill Eikenberry. In this tribute to marriage and reinventing one's life about every nine years or so, Tucker celebrates his wife and their "love affair that's lasted more than thirty-five years." Readers can look forward to meeting an engaging epicurean couple who consciously slowed down their hearts and minds until they "synched up with circadian rhythm of the Italian countryside."
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Customer Reviews
Bravo! By Daniela Brito (Portugal)
Simplicity, adventure, lightness, travels, discovery, smiles, laughter, companionship, trust, friendship, but above all, love.
It is real, real life, real lives, real people, real feelings. And good ones.
As I finished to read the book, I can't say that I got to know this sweet couple, but I sure would love to. (another plus: great humor too!).
