VeryThis book combined some of my favorite things....romance, delicious food, history, and vivid descriptions of life in Italy during world war II. British Army Captain James Gould is assigned to Naples as the Field Security Officer, otherwise referred to as the Wedding Officer. obese (of course) villain? I had mixed feelings about this book; in part b/c it was billed as a good summer read / feel good romance, which it really wasn't at all. In an attempt to loosen James up a friend gets Livia to be his cook. I cooked my family an Italian feast once I'd finished this book, though I had to look up some of the recipes on the internet. Be the first to ask a question about The Wedding Officer
For me this is the Holy Trinity, a beautifully written book about food, and romance, with I thought this book was just beautiful. Start by marking “The Wedding Officer: A Novel of Culinary Seduction” as Want to Read:
This is a beautiful novel filled with love, laughter, and sumptuous dishes.Everyone (who's not trying to lose weight-this book makes you want to eat)It was a pleasant surprise, I didn't expect much, to be honest. - I respond "Well, what is not about!?" James Gould is your typical upright and well-behaved Englishman, stationed in a small town near Naples during World War II and stuck with a difficult job: discouraging soldiers from marrying their Italian girlfriends. Fans of many genres will enjoy this example of great story-telling and rich characters. However, sometimes the food metaphors are far too long and unnecessary, probably the author went to Neaples and fell in love with the food, and now can't help but to bring it up every two pages. He arrives in Naples to take over as “the Wedding Officer” – assigned to discourage marriages between British soldiers and Italian girls. The characters were all interesting, three-dimensional people. If in the mood for a lighthearted and entertaining read that doesn't strain the mind or challenge the reader very much then this book serves the purpose well.Anthony Capella was born in Uganda, Africa in 1962. exploding volcano? Even the cover intrigued me. (Pun not intended!) Welcome back. The Food of Love, his first novel, was a Richard and Judy Summer Read in the UK.
I cooked my family an Italian feast once I'd finished this book, though I had to look up some of the recipesI loved this book too! It was a very fast read despite its more than 400 pages.
He seems to be succeeding when a young widow arrives as the new Officers’ Mess Cook. We’ve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Published The most prominent concern is the fraternization between British officers and young Italian girls, whose men are off fighting in the war or are dead. This is a book that will have you vowing to move to Italy, or at least eat a lot of pasta. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 432 pages and is … I had mixed feelings about this book; in part b/c it was billed as a good summer read / feel good romance, which it really wasn't at all. Religious wedding, such as Christian ones, are officiated by a pastor, such as a priest or vicar. The book is an enjoyable read, though the last few chapters went off at a bit of a tangent that i could have done without.Overall I would recommend this as a light read, though it got a bit far-fetched at times. The book is about a guy, James, who is stationed in Naples as an intelligent agent and Wedding Officer who has to approve of all marriages of British Soldiers and when he takes over he starts making people follow the rules really maybe a bit to much even. While I certainly liked parts of the book (the food) at times the main characters were not very easy to like. Even more difficult when he starts falling in love with an Italian girl himself: Livia, the pretty and prickly barracks cook who eventually introduces James to Italian food and the various gradations of having sex while technically remaining a virgin. As a lover of "foodie" books I was quite excited to fall into the pages of this summer reading book and devour its sumptuous banquet of characters, sex, war and general homage to the five senses.