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Title of the book:  Sass, Smarts and Stilettos; how Italian women make the ordinary, extraordinary Author:  Gabriella Contestabile Publisher: Sumisura Publications Publishing Date: 2017 ISBN: 978-0-9960585-2-0 Summary: How do Italian women turn the ordinary into extraordinary? Why do their lives seem less complicated, but more complete and alluring? Discover what's behind this seductive ethos of effortless chic, and how to live an extraordinary and stylish life, 'all' italiana'. Sass, Smarts, and Stilettos is not just a celebration of Italian women, but of all women; of their innate ability to think outside the box, to make magic from mayhem, and to have a wild good time doing it. Author Info: (From Italy Book Tours) Buy the Book: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Chapters Indigo ~ Kobo Add to Goodreads Meet the Author: Gabriella Contestabile is the author of the novel, The Artisan’s Star, and owner of Su Misura (Made to Measure) Journeys; a bo...

Name of Book: The Artisan's Star Author: Gabriella Contestabile ISBN: 978-0-9960585-0-6 Publisher: Stelle Publications Type of book: Past, perfume, scents, visions, smells, food, perfection, artisan's star, Greece, Italy, Florence, Paris, travel, relationships, family Year it was published: 2014 Summary: Elio Barati’s perfumery shop in Florence marks its entrance with a mosaic star. This shop immerses Elio in the artisanal world he loves, but he harbors a regret. As a young man he created a full-fledged perfume of jasmine, iris, and cypress at the renowned Ecole des Parfumeurs in Grasse—a fragrance his idealism and stubbornness boxed away before ever bringing it to light. A second star now brightens Elio’s life, his daughter Romina, an artist. She has her father’s unrealized talent, a precise and intuitive sense of smell. She’s also inherited more challenging traits of Elio’s: unbridled ambition and an insatiable wonder for the world. But changes ripple th...