Hidden Tuscany [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

"Veteran travel writer John Keahey explores this overlooked region one village, one sandy beach and one pasta dish at a time and deftly captures the vibrant life that thrives there in the shadow of Tuscany's brighter light." --American Way magazine "Keahey fully understands the art of taking the road less traveled--a solid addition to his body of work." --Kirkus Reviews "Travel writer Keahey delivers another insightful look at the wonders of Italy...Keahey succeeds completely at producing a book that lovingly describes the beauty of the region at the same time that it embodies what Keahey feels is the best 'guide to being a traveler: pick a direction, carry a map so you know how to get back to your resting place each evening, and set out each morning with no agenda.'" --Publishers Weekly "Even an area as over-examined (and over-touristed) as Tuscany can yield unexpected treasures and insights. These are excavated in a loving tribute that concentrates, primarily, on the less known western area of this iconic region....One has to wonder if Alitalia had a hand in funding this book, as it will surely encourage travelers who'd written off Tuscan as 'too touristy' to give it another try." --Frommer's "Hidden Tuscany is not meant to be a guide book with lists of places to go and see... Instead, Keahey creates a capitvating narrative of this area's best-kept secrets and wonders." --Deseret News "This book is a great introduction to western Tuscany that travelers looking for a more authentic Italy will enjoy. It's an insightful and interesting read for any Italophile." --Library Journal "Every landscape hides a story, and it is the travel writer's task to find it. John Keahey reveals a Tuscany starkly different from Merchant Ivory period films, a Tuscany of marble quarries and sulfur springs, medieval towns and Etruscan necropolises, poisonous marshes and prehistoric archipelagos, and cattle country as wild and wooly as any in the American West. Shaped by time and tide, scarred by war and haunted by exile, this is a Tuscany of stark contrasts. Dazzling sunflowers clash with somber cypresses, while local seafood evokes the ghost of the drowned poet Percy Shelley. Keahey wrote this book 'to engender a spirit of discovery' in readers. He succeeds spectacularly. His prose is as chiseled and polished as the finest Carrara." --Anthony Di Renzo, author of Bitter Greens and Trin cria: A Tale of Bourbon Sicily "If you've never explored the western part of Tuscany--and few people have--John Keahey's Hidden Tuscany will make you want to run for the next flight. From the marble shops of Pietrasanta to the ruins of the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre to the remote villages in the Maremma, Keahey takes us on a cultural, historical and mouth-watering gastronomical journey through one of the most fascinating regions in all of Italy. Part personal journal and part guide, this is a book to treasure--and to take along when you make that trip." --Paul Salsini, award-winning author of the The Cielo "Better than a guide book, Hidden Tuscany offers us close-ups of the cities and villages of western Tuscany and puts us in touch with the people who live there." --Robert Hellenga, author of The Sixteen Pleasures and The Fall of aSparrow "A detailed and enthusiastic introduction to Tuscany's coastal areas, this book will come as an intriguing surprise to many who thought they knew the region well." --Mary Taylor Simeti, author of On Persephone's Island "A very useful guidebook for earnest Tuscan travelers." --Booklist

Keahey interviews sculptors and their artigiani, craftsmen and women who toil in the marble studios, eating their lunch in workers' clubs and cafes. From beach locales such as Viareggio, to Livorno (which has Venetian-style canals), modern Orbetello and the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, Keahey reveals beaches rich in European visitors and magnificent medieval villages that rarely see outsiders. The larger, better-known Tuscan coastal city Pisa can even surprise a curious visitor with places of solitude. Keahey's previous books have always received widespread and complimentary review coverage-garnering praise for the depth of his research and his comprehensive analysis. Travellers instantly flock to books about Tuscany, and this one promotes towns and villages that are often missed by tourists, letting readers in on these "secret" destinations. For armchair travellers or holiday seekers, Hidden Tuscany puts a very human face on the region in Keahey's discussion of food, history and language. And the result is mesmerizing.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.