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Marlena de Blasi

3 Series • 10 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Italian Memoirs Books
Start with: A Thousand Days in Venice (2002)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Amandine (2010)
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Publication Order of Cookbooks
Start with: Regional Foods of Southern Italy (1997)

ⓘ About Marlena de Blasi

Marlena de Blasi is the bestselling author of the bestselling fiction work “Amandine,” memoirs, and books about the regional foods of Italy. de Blasi has said that she had a thing for the written word for a very long time. For more than a decade while she was living in the United States and working in journalism she used to ghostwrite cookbooks for busy chefs that could not do it themselves. They usually have their lunch at one and head home at about 3 pm where she will nap for an hour before she wakes up to write until 7 pm. Once she is done writing, they usually take a stroll, during which they pick up things for dinner and chat with friends before hedging back home to have their dinner at about 9 pm before turning in.

All Book Series by Marlena de Blasi

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A Thousand Days in Venice

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2002

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2002
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A Thousand Days in Tuscany book cover

A Thousand Days in Tuscany

Book 2 of 6 · published 2004

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2004
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The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria book cover

The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria

Book 3 of 6 · published 2006

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2006
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That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story book cover

That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story

Book 4 of 6 · published 2008

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2008
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Antonia and Her Daughters

Book 5 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club book cover

The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2012

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2012
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Amandine book cover

Amandine

Single-title series · published 2010

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2010
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Regional Foods of Southern Italy book cover

Regional Foods of Southern Italy

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1997

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1997
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Regional Foods of Northern Italy book cover

Regional Foods of Northern Italy

Book 2 of 3 · published 1997

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1997
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A Taste of Southern Italy book cover

A Taste of Southern Italy

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2006

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2006

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Marlena de Blasi?

Marlena de Blasi is the bestselling author of the bestselling fiction work “Amandine,” memoirs, and books about the regional foods of Italy. de Blasi has said that she had a thing for the written word for a very long time. For more than a decade while she was living in the United States and working in journalism she used to ghostwrite cookbooks for busy chefs that could not do it themselves. They usually have their lunch at one and head home at about 3 pm where she will nap for an hour before she wakes up to write until 7 pm.

Which Marlena de Blasi series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Italian Memoirs series, the earliest of Marlena de Blasi's multi-book series: it opens with A Thousand Days in Venice (2002) and runs to 6 books across 2002–2012, ending with The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club (2012).

How many books has Marlena de Blasi written?

Marlena de Blasi has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2012. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Italian Memoirs series with 6 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Marlena de Blasi's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Marlena de Blasi's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Italian Memoirs (2002–2012, 6 books).

How are Marlena de Blasi's books organised into series?

This guide splits Marlena de Blasi's 10 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Italian Memoirs (6 books, 2002–2012).