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Katherine Wilson tells her story of travelling to Naples in 1996 and discovering love, food and family in a uniquely Neapolitan way.

Katherine Wilson tells her story of travelling to Naples and discovering love, food and family in a uniquely Neapolitan way.

Fresh out of college in 1996, Katherine arrives in Naples from America to intern at the United States Consulate. "There is a chaotic, vibrant energy about Naples that forces you to let go and give in," writes Katherine, who meets handsome, studious Salvatore and finds herself immediately enveloped by his elegant mother, Raffaella, and the rest of the Avallone family.

From that moment, Katherine's education begins. Never eat the crust of a pizza first, always stand up and fight for yourself and your loved ones, and consider mealtimes sacred - food must be prepared fresh and consumed in compagnia.

Immersed in Neapolitan culture, traditions, and cuisine, slowly and unexpectedly falling for Salvatore, and longing for Raffaella's company and guidance, Katherine discovers how to prepare meals that sing - from hearty, thick ragu to comforting rigatoni alla Genovese, to name but two.

Through courtship, culture clashes, Sunday services, marriage, and motherhood, Katherine comes to appreciate carnale, the quintessentially Neapolitan sense of comfort and confidence in one's own skin. Raffaella and her famiglia are also experts at sdrammatizzare, knowing how to suck the tragedy from something and spit it out with a great big smile.

Part travel tale, part love letter, Only in Naples is a sumptuous story that is a feast for the senses.

Fenella Woolgar ... Reader

A Pier production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 8 Jun 2016 00:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Katherine Wilson
Reader Fenella Woolgar

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 Jun 2016 09:45
  • Wed 8 Jun 2016 00:30

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