The Seborga Trilogy - Hardcover

by James Vasey (Author)

The Seborga Trilogy is a compilation of three previously published novels: Cooking Up A Country, Unlikely Pairings & Recipe For A Nation. The fictional stories span five years in a very real Italian village which claims independence, based upon historical links to the Knights Templar.

Alessandra was born in Seborga with a title she strove hard to shake off. She moved to America, where she gained a title that she badly wanted to keep. Ben's entire adult life in England had been spent on a steady downward trajectory which looked like it was heading for a crash landing in Italy. Neither had been lucky in love nor had fortune smiled upon them. Their prospects did not look good. Seborga is an 11th-century Italian anomaly in a 21st-century world: a principality in name only, with a royal family but none of the status of power or the trappings of wealth. The reign of its elderly prince was coming to a natural end, its ancient agricultural practices were struggling to fit in a globalised economy, and its young citizens were deserting it. Its prospects also looked bleak. Gastronomy was the surprising force that drew this unlikely couple together in a remarkable setting and which might just provide one of the drivers of the principality's recovery. Ancient sustainable practices had created an artisan food and wine culture of everyday mundanity to the villagers but of extraordinary refinement to modern foodies. However, even with the cooks, and the ingredients, in place for a memorable gastronomic experience, uninvited guests and external forces would make the menu difficult to execute, tricky to serve, and sometimes hard to digest. Cooking up a new country from this failing principality would require this unlikely pairing and their unique recipe for a nation. Travel the Mediterranean over waves of intrigue, enjoying tantalising flavours of Italy, with the sweet hint of romance in the breeze. Blended together are all the perfect ingredients for The Seborga Series.