A “marvelous” Mediterranean memoir of an expatriate father raising his children in Italy (The Washington Post).
 
From the author of Italian Neighbors, this is another sparkling account of Italian society and culture—this time focusing on all the little things that turn an ordinary newborn infant into a true Italiano.
 
When British-born Tim Parks heard a mother at the beach in Pescara shout to her son, “Alberto, don’t sweat! No you can’t go in the sea till eleven, it’s still too cold, go and see your cousin in row 3 number 52,” he was inspired to write about parenting in Italy—which he was doing himself at the time after adopting the country as his own. In this humorous memoir, Parks immerses himself in family life at home, in the classroom, and at church, creating an enchanting portrait of Italian childhood that shifts from comedy to despair in the time it takes to sing a lullaby. The result is “a wry, thoughtful, and often hilarious book . . . a parable of how our children, no matter what, are other than ourselves” (The New Yorker).
 
“Glimpses of Italy that are fond, critical, pithy and penetrating.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

一位外籍父亲在意大利抚养孩子的 "了不起的 "地中海回忆录（《华盛顿邮报》）。

来自《意大利邻居》一书的作者，这是对意大利社会和文化的又一次闪亮的描述--这一次的重点是将一个普通的新生婴儿变成真正的意大利人的所有小事。

当英国出生的蒂姆-帕克斯在佩斯卡拉的海滩上听到一位母亲对她的儿子喊道："阿尔贝托，不要出汗！"。不，你11点之前不能下海，还是太冷了，去看看你在第3排第52号的表弟吧。"他受到启发，想写写在意大利为人父母的故事--当时他把这个国家当作自己的国家后，自己也在做这件事。在这本幽默的回忆录中，帕克斯沉浸在家庭、教室和教堂的生活中，创造了一幅迷人的意大利童年画卷，在唱一首摇篮曲的时间内从喜剧转向绝望。其结果是 "一本狡猾的、深思熟虑的、经常令人捧腹的书......一个关于我们的孩子，无论如何，都是我们自己以外的人的寓言"（《纽约客》）。

"对意大利的一瞥，是深情的、批判的、精辟的和深刻的"。-《亚特兰大日报-宪法》。