AMORE AND AMARETTI Copyright © Victoria Cosford 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated into a machine language, without the written permission of the publishers. The right of Victoria Cosford to be identifi ed as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Condition of Sale This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher. Summersdale Publishers Ltd 46 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RP UK www.summersdale.com eISBN: 978-1-84839- Substantial discounts on bulk quantities of Summersdale books are available to corporations, professional associations and other organisations. For details contact Summersdale Publishers by telephone: +44 (0) 1243 771107, fax: +44 (0) 1243 786300 or email: [email protected]. Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 2 28/04/2010 15:01:15 Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 3 28/04/2010 15:01:15 Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 4 28/04/2010 15:01:15 To my two sisters, whose unbounded faith in me never once wavered Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 5 28/04/2010 15:01:15 Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 6 28/04/2010 15:01:15 Contents Map page 9 Prelude page 11 Book One 1982–1986 Florence, Isle of Elba, Perugia page 13 Book Two 1994 Spedaluzzo, near Florence page 91 Book Three 1996 Spedaluzzo, near Florence page 141 Book Four 2004 San Casciano, Florence, Spedaluzzo, Perugia page 201 Index of Recipes page 251 About the Author page 254 Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 7 28/04/2010 15:01:15 Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 8 28/04/2010 15:01:15 9 Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 9 28/04/2010 15:01:15 Amore and Amaretti_INSIDES_latest.indd 10 28/04/2010 15:01:15