The Surprise of Cremona: One Woman's Adventures in Cremona, Parma, Mantua, Ravenna, Urbino and Arezzo

Edith Templeton — bohemian aristocrat, accomplished novelist, and widow of the physician to the King of Nepal — wrote this highly individual account of her visit to six northern Italian towns in the early 50s. Enchantingly evocative of the time and places, her vintage narrative is a gem of travel literature. In her new introduction, Anita Brookner offers an insightful, gracefully written analysis of the astringent wit and classic poise of Templeton’s writing.

• Author
• Edith Templeton, Anita Brookner

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 256

• Publisher
• Pallas Athene

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781873429655

• Genres
• travel, italy, memoir

• Release date
• 2003