The acclaimed author of Italian Ways returns with an exploration into Italy’s past and present—following in the footsteps of Garibaldi’s famed 250-mile journey across the Apennines.

Praise for Tim Parks’s previous Italian travelogue, Italian Ways

"This reverie is so inviting you might find yourself tempted to give the experience a whirl and ride the Italian rails yourself, book in hand."
— Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review

"This mix of piercing social observation and undying affection for Italy is classic Parks."
— Rachel Donadio, New York Times

"[A] treat equivalent to a ride on the Orient Express…[Italian Ways] is no Ferrari on rails but instead something much better: a slow train so thoughtfully appointed that one never thinks to look out the window or care about the destination."
— Ben Downing, Wall Street Journal

"Parks is blessed with a welcome gift for treating his subject with the sort of bemused affection that allows for warmth and yet keeps sentimentality at arm’s length."
— Marjorie Kehe, Christian Science Monitor

"Offers vivid snapshots of a 21st-century Italy well off the tourist path…[P]erfectly pleasurable."
— Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times