Living in a Foreign Language

A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy

By Tucker, Michael J.

Publishers Summary:
The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in Italy when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The three-hundred-fifty-year-old rustico sat perched on a hill in the verdant Spoleto valley amid an olive grove and fruit trees of every kind. For the Tuckers, it was literally love at first sight, and the couple purchased the house without testing the water pressure or checking for signs of termites. Shedding the vestiges of their American life, Michael and Jill endeavored to learn the language, understand the nuances of Italian culture, and build a home in this new chapter of their lives. Both a celebration of a good marriage and a careful study of the nature of home, Living in a Foreign Language is a gorgeous, organic travelogue written with an epicurean’s delight in detail and a gourmand’s appreciation for all things fine.

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ISBN
978-0-87113-962-7
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press


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Reviewed on April 1, 2007

Tucker and his wife, Jill Eikenberry, best known for their roles as Stuart Markowitz and Ann Kelsey in the TV seriesL.A. Law , were between acting jobs when they discovered a home they loved in Italy's Umbrian countryside. They purchased and renovated the 350-year-old cottage and live there part-time, exploring their newly adopted country wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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