The Fire in the Mountain

Thrillingly sensual, and zesty in every sense, Helena Attlee is the best of companions as she leads us through sundrenched citrus groves and in and out of history

Deborah Moggach, author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

She writes with great lucidity, charm and gentle humour, and wears her considerable learning lightly . . . [with] elegant, absorbing prose and [a] sure-footed ability to combine the academic with the anecdotal

The Times Literary Supplement

Charming and original ... Attlee has the natural storyteller's gift

Stephen Walsh, author of Debussy

Attlee has that rare gift of being able to know an inordinate amount about a subject and yet wear her knowledge so lightly that the tone is anecdotal, not academic. It's a big thing, to pull off such lightness

Yotam Ottolenghi

Attlee has such a wonderful way with words

Daily Mail