The Secret of Santa Vittoria - first UK edition

by Robert Crichton

Humorous tale of the fictional Italian hill town of Santa Vittoria, untouched by the twentieth century. It functions at its own pace and on its own terms, humorously reducing the German occupation during WWII to a temporary inconvenience.  Forced to preserve its most precious resource, it hides a million bottles of wine from occupying Germans in WWII.  This is comedy in the classical manner, with echoes all the way back to Don Quixote.  A hilarious tale.  Also made into a film starring Anthony Quinn as the wily mayor.

Book is in fine condition as is the jacket..