A Florence Diary Av Diana (Y) Athill

<p><b>A charming, vibrant diary of Diana Athill's holiday to Florence in the late 1940s.</b><br><br>In August 1947, Diana Athill travelled to Florence by the Golden Arrow train for a two-week holiday with her good friend Pen. In this playful diary of that trip, Athill recorded her observations and adventures - eating with (and paid for by) the hopeful men they meet on their travels, admiring architectural sights, sampling delicious pastries, eking out their budget and getting into scrapes.<br><br>Written with an arresting immediacy and infused with an exhilarating joie de vivre, <i>A Florence Diary</i> is a bright, colourful evocation of a time long lost, and a vibrant portrait of a city that will be deliciously familiar to any contemporary traveller.</p>