The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italy
Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Adieu, Mon Doux Rivage

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It is time for us to part. Hence, this heartbreaking title. Which is an aria written by the largely-not-remembered composer Meyerbeer, who...
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Thursday, 20 August 2015

Hopping About

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This summer has been the wildest one so far. I never knew I could move around so much without going slightly mad. Time zones. Seasons. Lan...
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Monday, 6 July 2015

Homecoming Queen

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It's been a long while. Unspeakably long. And while I have been catching cheap flights to London pretending to be a writer and swanni...
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Friday, 6 March 2015

A Winter Love Affair

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Anyone who knows me knows where my heart now lies in winter. Yes, there has been a slight displacement. I used to spend winter drooling over...
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Friday, 6 February 2015

How Fragile We Are

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I was going to write a sombre-toned post-Charlie-Hebdo blog post about this winter's work mission to fashion week in Paris. You know, gr...
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Monday, 12 January 2015

Heritage and Hipsters

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This weekend, in a rather masochistic mood, I decided to clean out. I mean, The Big Clean, the one I promised myself I would attempt over th...
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Friday, 2 January 2015

The Divorced Author's Guide to New Year's Resolutions

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1. Don't bother about saying you are giving up coffee. You never will. 2. Don't bother dressing up for work. 3. When in doubt abou...
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CATHERINE MCNAMARA grew up in Sydney and moved to Paris to study French, and ended up in Ghana running a bar. She moved to Italy eight years ago, where she complains about the government, translates for a WWI Eco-museum and skis fanatically. She has great collections of African sculpture and Italian heels.
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