Dances with Luigi

"In this memoir, veteran TV journalist Paul Paolicelli does what most of us can only dream of - he picks up and moves to a foreign country in an attempt to piece together the mysteries surrounding both his grandfathers. With the help of Luigi, his guide and companion, he travels throughout Italy - Rome, Gamberale, Matera, Miglionico, Alessandria, even Mussolini's hometown of Predappio - and discovers the tragic legacy of the Second World War that is still affecting the Old Country. He visits ancient castles and village churches, haggles at the open-air market at Rome's Porta Portese, enjoys…