Head Over Heel

Seduced by Southern Italy

By: Chris Harrison

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Paperback | 24 August 2016 | Edition Number 1

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A wonderfully vivid, tender, funny and absurd journey into the heart of Southern Italy.

A whitewashed fishing village, a shapely signorina and an infatuated Aussie - head over heels on the heel of the boot. This is Chris Harrison's story of falling in love with bella Daniela and leaving his Australian life for her sun-drenched Italian home. Starting off in her village in Puglia, Chris takes us on a vivid and hilarious journey into the heart of southern Italy, along the way introducing us to a cast of eccentric characters. There's a policeman who rearranges crimes to suit the necessary forms, a doctor who prescribes patients his homemade lemon liqueur, and - the biggest challenge of all - Daniela's mamma, who is determined to convert him to the Catholic faith, supervise his choice of underwear, and build a second storey on her stucco home where the unlikely couple might live happily ever after.

Can their relationship possibly survive or will the sweet life turn sour? This is an enchanting tale of amore, Italian style.

About the Author

Chris Harrison is a London-based journalist and English teacher. He is an Editor at Huffington Post Australia, and has written for many publications, including the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier Mail, The Age and Sports Illustrated. A keen sportsman, he is also a qualified aerobatics pilot. Head Over Heel is the winner of the Grollo Ruzzene Foundation Prize.

Industry Reviews

An intriguing book, very well written, well structured, entertaining and sometimes even challenging... a delightful and often humorous account of the author's evolving relationship with Italy as he comes to grips with everyday reality there... anecdotes provide both humour and vivid images of Italians and Italian life. - Judges of the Grollo Ruzzene Foundation Prize

Harrison manages to get right under Italy's skin without stereotyping the people he meets and situations he finds himself in... Many have written books about their experiences living in foreign climes but few have done it as entertainingly, beautifully and - surprisingly - romantically as Harrison does here. - Sydney Morning Herald & Melbourne Age

This is a funny and touching tale about the cultural divide with a sweet and passionate love story at its heart. For all those who have ever had a brief holiday in Italy and said, You know, I could really live here,' read this and know that it may not be that easy. And for those who know Italy intimately and love her all the same, enjoy Head Over Heel and its taste of la dolce vital - The Courier Mail

Dramatic, sensual and affectionately amusing, Head Over Heel is as good as a holiday. - John Bell, The Bell Shakespeare Company

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