<div><div>This second book from Dario Castagno is a delightfully honest mix of memoirs from life in the hills of Tuscany's legendary Chianti region. Set on the day the author arrived home after a three-month tour of the United States promoting his first book, <i>A Day in Tuscany </i>compels readers to experience this enchanted corner of Italy through the heart and mind of a true Tuscan. As Castagno sees his beloved hills with fresh eyes and reacquaints himself with the rhythms of home, a flood of recollections of its people and places come to him. Through his engaging narrative, we are transported as well.</div><div><br>The sights he sees and people he meets as he takes a one-mile walk through his village during the course of this noteworthy day trigger memories of his childhood and adolescence in Tuscany during the seventies, his experiences as a tour guide in Chianti, and some of the more remarkable people he has known. In addition to stories from his own past, included are oral histories from several village elders.</div><div> </div><div>History and the present mingle in this part of the world, and these stories bring both alive. Sometimes funny, often poignant, <i>A Day in Tuscany</i> weaves a magical spell and offers a candid insider's look at the people and culture of a fascinating land.<br><br></div></div>