This episode of Big Blend Radio’s 2nd Wednesday “Books & Authors” Show with Books Forward features author and writer Barbara Boyle who discusses her new memoir, “Pinch Me: Waking Up in a 300-Year-Old Italian Farmhouse.” 

From a high Stress career in global advertising to a simple rural life in a barn in an Italian hill town, “Pinch Me” shares Barbara’s journey of transformation through love, food and community in Piemonte. Discover how she leaves her life behind in San Francisco and takes apart a 300-year-old stone barn to build a new home, a new life, in Italy. It’s a tale filled with discoveries, disappointments, pleasures, frustrations, and triumphs. And given the gastronomic excellence of the region, she shares some special recipes as well. Get the book or learn more here: https://www.barbaraboyleauthor.com/ 

More about Books Forward at https://booksforward.com/ 

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