Blogs in February 2026

Maremma Mia 26th February 2026

Maremma Mia is a warm, witty chronicle of one family’s adventure transforming an old farmhouse and olive grove in remote Tuscany into a home. Set in the Maremma — “the new Chianti” — the story unfolds through the seasons,...

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An Enigma by the Sea 17th February 2026

On the wintry Tuscan coast, the wealthy elite retreat to their lavish holiday homes. But the season turns sinister when a couple vanishes from a locked villa, and the body of a dubious count washes ashore, bludgeoned to death....

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Villa Coco 21st October 2025

A coming-of-age novel, a love story and a tale of life-enhancing friendship: Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer showcases his wit, sophistication and deep knowledge of focaccia in this magical tale set amidst the Tuscan hills. Broke and directionless,...

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These Tangled Vines 14th October 2025

If Fiona has learned anything in life, it’s how to keep a secret—even from the father who raised her. She is the only person who knows about her late mother’s affair in Tuscany thirty years earlier, and she intends...

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The Power of the Wouivre 4th July 2025

Medieval Tuscany is a world of strict divisions – class, politics, gender, and religion – where everyone is bound to their place. Guidaloste degli Orzotti, a young nobleman from 13th-century Siena, has always felt like an outsider. He avoids...

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