John Hooper: The Italians [2016] paperback Condition:New Causes of death have changed

Causes of death have changed irrevocably across time

tautly written

though the road is long and perilous

The Doctor's Wife Is Dead tells the story of an unhappy marriage

and the perfect wife

John Hooper: The Italians [2016] paperback Condition:New Causes of death have changed'Hooper has written a fascinating, affectionate and well researched study that delivers the tantalising flavour of a country as hot, cold, bitter and sweet as an affogato' The Telegraph 'This portrait of a nation is required reading for anyone heading to a Tuscan villa or Puglian beach this summer' Financial Times Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. John Hooper's