Sitting in the shadow of Sicily’s ‘Mamma Grande’ – the fiery Mount Etna
Travel and nature books, these days, are often characterized by fanatics and authoritarians. Fire on the mountainHelena Attlee’s well-researched account of the Etna region is refreshingly different. This is travel writing of the classic silent type. There is no human ambition, no environmental or anti-colonial agenda. Attlee, who has written several books about Italy, is … Read more