I enjoyed this book written about their living experience on the Italian Riveria. I loved reading about the "hanky-head" characters of this town. I could almost taste the food they ate when they described it. This book also explained a lot to me about the way Italians eat. I visited Italy [Rome, Florence] in 2001 and could not understand whey the waiter gave me a strange look when I asked for more cream/milk for my American coffee after I had just finished eating dinner. Now I understand about the digestio system here. If I ever go back to Italy, I will be sure to get an espresso instead after dinner. I wish I could visit a small down like the one the sisters live in and experience the olive harvest. There were so many episodes in this book that were so funny and some that were very serious. I would love for them to do a sequel to this book.