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Author: Fraser Lauchlan Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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After the success of Being Scottish in Italy, Fraser Lauchlan continues his Sardinian adventures in this sequel, where he describes more stories, anecdotes and unique experiences of how he copes with being Scottish living on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia with his Italian wife and family. We learn about what a 'passo carrabile' is exactly, and why they don't exist in Scotland, how scandalous it is to want a bit of cheese on your fish-based pasta, and the essential differences between ice-cream and gelato. Praise for Being Scottish in Italy... "Insightful and hilarious"; "Many laugh out loud moments - I woke up two family members laughing loudly on two separate occasions"; "This is a fantastic book. Insightful, humorous and enjoyable insight into the challenges faced by a family moving abroad"; "Accurate, hilarious and sensitive account of the pros and cons of living in Italy"; "I read this exceptional book all in one breath: entertaining and instructive at the same time"; "Extremely amusing account of the author's experiences of moving with his Italian wife and children to Sardinia"; "This is a must read, I found myself laughing out loud so many times"; "A book to lift your spirits"; "This book is a little treat for yourself. It's a comforting book that warms you like a conversation with a good pal"; "Amusing and informative read - you'll laugh out loud"; "Anyone from anywhere will feel uplifted by this refreshingly witty account"; "A really good read. Very funny and shows the cultural differences between Scotland and Italy. The writer uses humour very well. Impressive first book", "Funny, poignant and right on target"; "This is a super book, engaging from start to end. Very funny"; "Hilarious, entertaining, interesting and enlightening. I could not put this down and I finished it in one day"
Author: Fraser Lauchlan Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
After the success of Being Scottish in Italy, Fraser Lauchlan continues his Sardinian adventures in this sequel, where he describes more stories, anecdotes and unique experiences of how he copes with being Scottish living on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia with his Italian wife and family. We learn about what a 'passo carrabile' is exactly, and why they don't exist in Scotland, how scandalous it is to want a bit of cheese on your fish-based pasta, and the essential differences between ice-cream and gelato. Praise for Being Scottish in Italy... "Insightful and hilarious"; "Many laugh out loud moments - I woke up two family members laughing loudly on two separate occasions"; "This is a fantastic book. Insightful, humorous and enjoyable insight into the challenges faced by a family moving abroad"; "Accurate, hilarious and sensitive account of the pros and cons of living in Italy"; "I read this exceptional book all in one breath: entertaining and instructive at the same time"; "Extremely amusing account of the author's experiences of moving with his Italian wife and children to Sardinia"; "This is a must read, I found myself laughing out loud so many times"; "A book to lift your spirits"; "This book is a little treat for yourself. It's a comforting book that warms you like a conversation with a good pal"; "Amusing and informative read - you'll laugh out loud"; "Anyone from anywhere will feel uplifted by this refreshingly witty account"; "A really good read. Very funny and shows the cultural differences between Scotland and Italy. The writer uses humour very well. Impressive first book", "Funny, poignant and right on target"; "This is a super book, engaging from start to end. Very funny"; "Hilarious, entertaining, interesting and enlightening. I could not put this down and I finished it in one day"
Author: Fraser Lauchlan Publisher: ISBN: 9781790443413 Category : Languages : en Pages : 300
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Everybody loves Italy. Well, ok, maybe not everyone. But a lot of people do. Including me. After 12 years of living in Scotland, my Italian wife abruptly announced to me on a cold, grey November morning that she wanted to move back home. Home being the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia, slap bang in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. After having lived almost all of my life in Scotland, I suddenly found myself facing the reality of moving to a different country, a different climate and a different language to all that I had known. A lot of it was good. A lot of it wasn't so good. But most of the time, I tried to see the funny side. This is the story of someone coping with Being Scottish in Italy.
Author: Joe Pieri Publisher: Mercat Press Books ISBN: 9781841830872 Category : Immigrants Languages : en Pages : 150
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Joe Pieri arrived in Glasgow from Italy in 1919, when his family came to work in the city's newly-popular fish and chip shops. In this book, Joe shares his experiences of being an immigrant in Scotland, describing how he and his family bettered themselves against the odds.
Author: Jim Ellis Publisher: Next Chapter ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 864
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A collection of three novels by Jim Ellis, now available in one volume! One Summer: In mid-20th century Scotland, Nathan Forrest, a gifted jazz trumpeter and devout Catholic, falls in love with Dorothy, a Protestant girl from a middle-class family. Against the backdrop of Westburn's doomed shipyards, they must confront the prejudices and hate of their society in order to be together. But will their love be enough to overcome the religious and social conflicts that threaten to tear them apart? The Music Room: Set in 1950's Scotland, Tim Ronsard is a student at St. Mary's School, feeling unfulfilled and ready to leave. That is until music teacher Isobel Clieshman arrives, a Protestant in a Catholic school. Despite the age gap, Tim falls for her, but it isn't until five years later when they meet again that their romance blossoms. However, with societal prejudices and personal struggles to overcome, their journey towards happiness is a challenging one. Westburn Blues: Dante Rinaldi, the son of Italian immigrants in Scotland, becomes entrenched in his family's homeland during a stranded summer with his grandfather in World War II Italy. As a young adult, Dante fights with a band of mountain partisans against the fascists. His experiences, including a delayed young love and post-war struggles in Scotland, lead him to cross paths with neglected adolescent Chris McCoull, who finds his own romance and purpose while working for a Greek-owned shipping line. This carefully researched and historically detailed novel depicts the Scottish-Italian experience with a cast of colorful characters, from sympathetic to truly evil.
Author: Wendy Ugolini Publisher: Manchester University Press ISBN: 1526126311 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 279
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Italy’s declaration of war on Britain in June 1940 had devastating consequences for Italian immigrant families living in Scotland signalling their traumatic construction as the ‘enemy other’. Through an analysis of personal testimonies and previously unpublished archival material, this book takes a case study of a long-established immigrant group and explores how notions of belonging and citizenship are undermined at a time of war. Overall, this book considers how wartime events affected the construction or Italian identity in Britain. It makes a groundbreaking and original contribution to the social and cultural history of Britain during World War Two as well as the wider literature on war, memory and ethnicity. It will appeal to scholars and students of British and Scottish cultural and social history and the history of World War II.
Author: Ian Johnson Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications ISBN: 158044282X Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 299
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In the late medieval and early modern periods, Scottish latinity had its distinctive stamp, most intriguingly so in its effects upon the literary vernacular and on themes of national identity. This volume shows how, when viewed through the prism of latinity, Scottish textuality was distinctive and fecund. The flowering of Scottish writing owed itself to a subtle combination of literary praxis, the ideal of eloquentia, and ideological deftness, which enabled writers to service a burgeoning national literary tradition.
Author: David Martin-Jones Publisher: Edinburgh University Press ISBN: 0748686541 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 266
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Scotland: Global Cinema focuses on the explosion of filmmaking in Scotland in the 1990s and 2000s. It explores the various cinematic fantasies of Scotland created by contemporary filmmakers from all over the world who braved the weather to shoot in Scotla
Author: Francis Collinson Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1000436454 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 331
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Originally published in 1966, this was the first book on this subject to be published for over a hundred years. It covers all facets including little-known types of Gaelic song, the bagpipes and their music, including the esoteric subject of pibroch, the Ceol Mor or ‘Great Music’ of the pipes. It gives a comprehensive review of the fiddle composers and their music, and of the Clarsach and its revival, with an example of all-but-extinct Scottish harp music. A chapter is devoted to the music of Orkney and Shetland and the book contains over 100 examples of music many of which were from the author’s own collection and published here for the first time.
Author: Philip Paris Publisher: Black & White Publishing ISBN: 1845026144 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 330
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Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world. The story of who built the chapel and how it came into existence and survived against all the odds is both fascinating and inspiring. Author Philip Paris's extensive research into the creation of the Italian Chapel has uncovered many new facts, and this comprehensive new book is the definitive account of the chapel and those who built it. It is a book that has waited to be written for sixty-five years.
Author: Fraser Lauchlan
Author: Fraser Lauchlan
Author: Fraser Lauchlan
Author: Joe Pieri
Author: Jim Ellis
Author: Wendy Ugolini
Author: Ian Johnson
Author: David Martin-Jones
Author: Francis Collinson
Author: Philip Paris
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