The Blog
Letters from Italy
Occasional notes from Ellen, written from Umbria.
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Meet the dogs of Orvieto
Category: The ShelterGli Amici di Charlie runs on very low funding. Here is why half of every book supports the volunteers who care for them, and the dogs who found their way into the novel.
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Writing from a palazzo in Umbria
Category: NewsPeople often ask us when our house was built, and I usually answer, “Which part?” The palazzo was not built at one moment in time so much as accumulated over centuries. Beneath it are grottoes carved into the volcanic rock…
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That Last Night in Italy is here
Category: NewsDear readers, after years in the palazzo, the book is finally out in the world. That Last Night in Italy is available now on Kindle, the first in a series set in the hills of Umbria. Half of every copy goes to…
50% of proceeds from That Last Night in Italy support the volunteer dog shelter of Orvieto. gliamicidicharlie.it