Seven Years in Tuscany
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826464300 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
They have five children. Amanda Ferragamo is English by birth. . In her late teens she married Ferruccio Ferragamo, Chairman of the Ferragamo Empire, with shops throughout the world selling luxury goods
"Don't Bother Buying This" according to M. Morgan. This should have been an interesting tale about a beautiful part of the world, but it's boring and self-aggrandizing. If you must read it, save your money and go to the library for a copy.
!!!! Exceptional — Public News Service, March 31, 2003"a fascinating account of how she transformed a mediaeval village in northern Italy from a ruin to a masterpiece."—Sholto Byrnes' Diary, The Independent on Sunday (UK), 7/28/02
Since then the author has devoted most of her time and energy to restoring the ruin with infinite care and love to its former splendour as a palace. Seven years ago the author and her husband purchased a medieval ruin south of Florence called Il Borro. Apart from all the architectural, historical and cultural interest of the work itself, she describes a human drama worthy of a television documentary.. Architects, designers, decorators were engaged from all over the world, resulting in a monument of astonishing beauty, visited and admired by countless people.Seven Years in Tuscany is Amanda Ferragamo's fascinating account of how this restoration came about