A Florence Diary

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A Florence Diary

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Author :   Diana Athill
Publisher :   Granta Books
Published :   03/11/2016
ISBN :   9781783783168
Format :   Hardback
Pages :   64
Size (mm) :   178x125x5
Weight (g) :   178

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In August 1947, Diana Athill travelled to Florence by the Golden Arrow train for a two-week holiday with her good friend Pen. In this playful diary of that trip, Athill recorded her observations and adventures - eating with (and paid for by) the hopeful men they meet on their travels, admiring architectural sights, sampling delicious pastries, eking out their budget and getting into scrapes. Written with an arresting immediacy and infused with an exhilarating joie de vivre, A Florence Diary is a bright, colourful evocation of a time long lost, and a vibrant portrait of a city that will be deliciously familiar to any contemporary traveller.