TY - BOOK AU - De Blasi,Marlena TI - The Umbrian Thursday night supper club SN - 0099591855 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - Windmill Books KW - De Blasi, Marlena KW - De Blasi, Marlena. KW - Dinners and dining KW - Italy KW - Umbria KW - Food habits KW - Country life KW - Women KW - Societies and clubs KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century KW - Cooking, Italian N1 - Part I. Miranda -- Part II. Ninuccia -- Part III. Paolina -- Part IV. Gilda N2 - Every week on a Thursday evening, a group of four Italian rural women gather in a stone house in the hills above Italy's Orvieto. There--along with their friend, Marlena--they cook together, sit down to a beautiful supper, drink their beloved local wines, and talk. Surrounded by candlelight, good food and friendship, Miranda, Ninucia, Paolina, and Gilda tell their life stories of loves lost and found, of ageing and abandonment, of mafia grudges and family feuds, and of cherished ingredients and recipes whose secrets have been passed down through generations. For fans of all things Italian, and the thousands of readers who loved The Kabul Beauty School; Eat, Pray, Love; and Best Exotic Marigold Hotel; this book is a culmination of de Blasi's 20 years spent living, traveling, cooking, eating, and drinking in Italy, and of course it includes recipes for the most mouthwatering Umbrian dishes ER -