Title: The stone boudoir : travels through the hidden villages of Sicily /
Authors: Maggio, Teri
Publisher: Perseus Pub.,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Maggio, Teri Travel Italy Sicily.; Villages Italy Sicily Description and travel.; Sicily (Italy) Description and travel; Sicily (Italy) Social life and customs
Abstract: The author presents a foray through Sicily's most secluded and least explored mountain towns, from the small towns surrounding Mount Etna to the quaint villages in the Madonic Mountains, bringing to life the culture, tradition, and history of these remote locations.
Contents: Ciolino -- Nana and Papa -- Roccella Valdèmone -- Prickly pears -- Home sweet htone -- Saturday market -- Wash on the line -- The sheep sleep in palaces -- The earthquake -- Polizzi Generosa -- Fava beans -- Continuing education -- Zafferana Etnea -- Borgo Catena -- The cycle of bread -- Sicilian bagpipes -- The Etna Line -- Linguaglossa -- Christmas at Maletto -- La Piovra -- Castiglione di Sicilia -- "My flowers were of stone" -- Castello Romeo -- Grim reaper -- Food is the font of love -- Love on a plate -- The feast of Saint Agatha -- Keep it like this -- Water in the stone -- Geraci Siculo -- Freedom -- Without a man -- The secret spring.