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Downtime Reads: Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton

Set in a Tuscan village filled with quirky characters, giant truffles, and one endearingly clever dog.

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Alisha Ramos
Mar 13, 2025
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It seems we might all be searching for some positive escapist reads these days, and who can blame us? There’s one type of book I’m drawn to again and again when this feeling hits: a book set in Italy.

A book set in Italy is my literary comfort food. Still Life by Sarah Winman carried me through a bleak month. The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza pulled …

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