Jennifer Criswell
At Least Youâ€™re in Tuscany: A Somewhat Diastrous Quest for the Sweet Life is Jennifer Criswellâ€™s memoir about her first year in Montepulciano during which her dream of expat life meets the reality of everyday challenges and results in sometimes funny, often frustrating, always lesson-filled situations.,Jennifer Criswellâ€™s move from New York City to Tuscany was not supposed to go like this. She had envisioned lazy mornings sipping espresso while penning a best-selling novel and jovial Sunday group dinners, just like in the movies and books about expatriate life in Italy. But then she met the reality: no work, constant struggles with Italian bureaucracy to claim citizenship through her ancestors, and, perhaps worst of all, becoming the talk of the town after her torrid affair with a local fruit vendor.,At Least Youâ€™re in Tuscany is the intimate, honest, and often hilarious tale of Jenniferâ€™s first year in Montepulciano. During that time, her internal optimist was forced to work overtime, reminding her that if she were going to be homeless, lonely, and broke, at least she would be all those thingsâ€”in Tuscany. Jenniferâ€™s mantra, along with a healthy dose of enthusiasm, her willingness to embrace Italian culture, and lessons gleaned from small-town bumblings, help her not only build a new, rewarding life in Italy but also find herself along the way.
Cultural,Italy,Autobiography,Memoir,Travel,Nonfiction,Cultural,Biography,Autobiography,Biography Memoir
At Least You're in Tuscany: A Somewhat Disastrous Quest for the Sweet Life