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Potatoes, Pizza and Poteen
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Madeleine Brolly
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Rosie Meleady
About this listen
Having three generations of her family living under the same roof was once part of the Italian dream for Rosie. But when her party-loving, whiskey-drinking, poker-playing 85-year-old mother moves over from Ireland to Italy, Rosie’s longed for dolce vita in Umbria is anything but sweet.
With a preference for bland boiled potatoes to her daughter’s Italian cooking and an aversion towards housework, Rosie’s mother’s requirements to feel at home in the Sighing House–including a smelly deep fat-frier, lots of clutter, parties and a new pup–are very different to Rosie’s vision.
However, the most urgent thing on Rosie’s to-do list is not dealing with the needs of her artist mother, nor the ongoing renovation ‘what now?’ moments—such as electric wires in the chimney. Rosie has the more pressing issue of a backlog of twenty summer weddings to be planned now that Covid restrictions are lifted. But with vendors going bust, and demands of couples going extreme, Rosie needs to find a way to get through the hottest Italian summer on record without burning out or having a gelato-mountain sized melt down.
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- TheresaG
- 01-08-24
Please don’t ever stop writing this series!!!
I am truly enjoying this series and each book is filled with wonderful stories, characters and very relatable family life… and the cherry on top is Italy! I laughed out loud so many times. Grazie Mille Rosie for sharing your gift with us 🤗
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- Betty Navarrete
- 09-05-24
Humor
Loved the description of the Italians. Loved the description of the Irish. the Italians will never change!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-27-24
Humor and life sharing!
Loved the honesty of the stories and sharing of life’s moments. Never have laughed outloud in a book series more!
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-24-24
Comedy of life
Been listening to this collection of stories since book one, while I was in Italy for a watercolor/Yoga retreat. Loved listening to the comedy of life explained with an Irish Accent ❤️ Love Italy even more now❤️
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