A Dinner of Herbs

I've just finished this book written in 1966 by John Verney, who was a PoW in Sulmona and was looked after by local contadini after his escape. The Abruzzese amongst us will recognise many of the placenames, and it is written in an easy and unaffected style. Though Verney was officer-corps his writing is not typical of that genre. He was also the inventor of the Dodo-Pad, for those of us old enough to remember!