'4 stars. Attlee, who knows and loves Italy and the Italians, takes
the reader through the country's scented gardens with her sharp
descriptions, pertinent stories and quotes and intriguing recipes.
I was there with her' Anna del Conte, Sunday Telegraph A delightful
book about Italy's unexpected history, told through its citrus
fruits The story of citrus runs through the history of Italy like a
golden thread, and by combining travel writing with history,
recipes, horticulture and art, Helena Attlee takes the reader on a
unique and rich journey through Italy's cultural, moral, culinary
and political past. 'Fascinating . . . A distinguished garden
writer, Attlee fell under the spell of citrus over ten years ago
and the book, like the eleventh labour of Hercules to steal the
golden fruit of the Hesperides, is the result. She writes with
great lucidity, charm and gentle humour, and wears her considerable
learning lightly . . . Helena Attlee's elegant, absorbing prose and
sure-footed ability to combine the academic with the anecdotal,
make The Land Where Lemons Grow a welcome addition to the library
of citrologists and Italophiles alike' The Times Literary
Supplement 'A paradise of citrus is how I always think of Italy
too: a place where ice-cold limoncello is sipped from tiny glasses
on piazzas, and everything from ricotta cake to osso bucco is
enlivened with zest. What a joy, therefore, to read Helena Attlee's
The Land Where Lemons Grow, which tells the story of Italy through
its citrus fruit' Bee Wilson, Telegraph
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