In 1999, Tobias Jones emigrated to Italy, expecting to discover the pastoral bliss described by centuries of foreign visitors. Instead, he discovered a very different country, besieged by unfathomable terrorism and deep-seated paranoia. This work is Jones' account of his three-year voyage across the[...]

A beautiful teenage girl, Simona Biondi, has gone missing from her home in the Italian capital. Castagnetti, the private detective hired by her parents, trawls the streets of Rome, finding himself drawn into the dark, erotic world of a TV empire belonging to a media mogul turned politician called Ma[...]

When the author first travelled to Italy, he expected to discover the pastoral bliss described by centuries of foreign visitors and famous writers. This title explores Italy's familiar delights (art, climate, cuisine), and the livelier and stranger sides of the bel paese: language, football, Catholi[...]

Five years ago, Tobias Jones and his wife set up a woodland sanctuary for people in a period of crisis in their lives. Windsor Hill Wood quickly becomes a well-known refuge, and a family home is transformed into a small community. Most people arrive because of a desperate need - bereavement, depress[...]