SEE NAPLES AND DIE The crimes and passions of Italy's darkest jewel by Penelope Green

From the author of "When in Rome." This is a used paperback book in good condition: clean with light wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: Penny Green returned to Italy after a holiday in Australia ready for a challenge. She was looking for a new job and romance, and found work and perhaps love in the toughest Italian city of them all Napoli.Penny takes on her new home with almost the same open acceptance she had when she first arrived in Rome four years ago. Now, though, she is older, wiser and more experienced when it comes to breaking into a new city.She writes with a feeling of growing love for the Neapolitans, for the beauty of the city s waterfront, and the delights of the old town. But she is realistic she also steps into the city s underworld and sees for herself how the Camorra operate and how they will murder for no reason.Penny delves into the myths about Naples to discover what aspects of those myths are true today. To help in her investigations she talks to people from all walks of Neapolitan life from the mayor, to her colleagues and landlady, to the family of Annalisa Durante who was killed by the Mafia, to the local friends she makes at cafes and parties.The result is a colourful, first-hand account of life in a city that is filed with fear, crime, rubbish, beauty, great food, generous inhabitants and a thrilling sense of living every moment to the fullest.

Book Details

Code: SKU499

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 281

Published: 2007 by Hatchette Australia

ISBN: 0733621767

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $9.00