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On Persephone's Island : A Sicilian Journal
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On Persephone's Island : A Sicilian Journal Paperback - 1995

by Simeti, Mary Taylor

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  • Title On Persephone's Island : A Sicilian Journal
  • Author Simeti, Mary Taylor
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date September 26, 1995
  • Features Bibliography, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3388229-6
  • ISBN 9780679764144 / 0679764143
  • Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.08 x 5.29 x 0.76 in (20.52 x 13.44 x 1.93 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Italy
  • Library of Congress subjects Sicily (Italy) - Social life and customs, Simeti, Mary Taylor - Homes and haunts -
  • Dewey Decimal Code 945

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About the author

Mary Taylor Simeti is an American expert in Sicilian medieval and culinary history. Simeti's book, On Persephone's Island: A Sicilian Journal, chronicles a year on Sicily, the Mediterranean island that she called her permanent home after visiting for a year. Her other books include Pomp and Sustenance: Twenty-five Centuries of Sicilian Food, Sicilian Food: Recipes from Italy's Abundant Isle and more. She has also contributed numerous articles on Sicily to the New York Times' travel section.