Where Lemon Trees Bloom

After centuries of greatness as a Greek colony, Sicily seems to have slumbered under various occupations for a millennium or more. But with its splendid landscapes, its fabled cities and ancient temples - some still used as churches today - the island emerged in the last century as a 'must-see' for visitors to the Mediterranean... especially females from the North: 'Brünhilde comes to Dionysius for the phallic cure' is how one young Sicilian put it. Kenneth Savidge has chosen wisely and wittily in this compilation, and his sources range from Ibn Jubair to Goethe, D. H. Lawrence and Duncan Fallowell. A delight to those of us who know Sicily well, this book will also appeal to those whose interests are literary or historical, and of course to those who are planning a visit to Italy's offshore jewel 'where lemon trees bloom'. Kenneth Savidge is a retired television producer who joined the BBC West Region in 1954 and later worked for the television services of Libya and Pakistan as consultant and advisor. For the BBC he produced the series John Betjeman's ABC of Churches, Betjeman's Belfast, Betjeman's Dublin and others. It was the distant sight of Mount Etna seen far-off from Malta that prompted his first visit to Sicily in 1960 and began an enduring fascination with the island that has led to many subsequent visits.Savidge, Kenneth is the author of 'Where Lemon Trees Bloom' with ISBN 9781844011438 and ISBN 1844011437.