A Thousand Bells at Noon
Subtitle: A Roman Reveals the Secrets and Pleasures of His Native City
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: April 1, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780060519209
First sentence: OVER ELBA THE captain informs us that this famous island not only was Napoleon's place of exile, but also marks the beginning of our descent toward - (he pauses here for a second: you can almost hear a subliminal blaring of trumpets in his voice) - Rome! The engines cut down to a whisper and in the clear autumn air Tuscany slowly rises up to us.