Only in Naples Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian MotherinLaw

<p><b>A Radio 4 Book of the Week</b><br><br>'See Naples and die', said Goethe. But Katherine Wilson saw Naples and started to live.<br><br> Katherine is fresh out of college when she arrives in Naples to intern at the US Consulate. There she meets handsome, studious Salvatore, and finds herself enveloped by his family - in particular by his elegant mother, Raffaella, who begins her real education: never eat the crust of a pizza first, always stand up and fight for yourself and your loved ones, and remember that mealtimes are sacred.<br><br> Immersed in Neapolitan culture, tradition and cooking, slowly and unexpectedly falling for Salvatore, and basking in Raffaella's company and guidance, Katherine discovers how to prepare meals that sing, from rich <i>ragù </i>to <i>pasta al forno,</i> with bacon, béchamel and four kinds of cheese. Through courtship, culture clashes, Sunday Mass, marriage and motherhood, Katherine slowly comes to appreciate <i>carnale,</i> the quintessentially Neapolitan sense of comfort and confidence in one's own skin. <br><br>Steeped in sunlight, wine and unforgettable food, <i>Only in Naples</i> is a love letter to a city and a family, a coming-of-age story, and a transporting account of learning to live the Italian way.<br><br> 'Katherine Wilson gives us more than the fabulous food of Naples. She offers us a passport to an exotic country we would never be able to enter on our own.' Ruth Reichl, author of <i>My Kitchen Year</i></p>