Authors
Suzanne and Andrew Edwards
Andrew and Suzanne Edwards split their time between Britain and Sicily. They have co-authored the books Ghosts of the Belle Époque (a history of the Hotel delle Palme in Palermo), Sicily: A Literary Guide for Travellers and Andalucia: A Literary Guide for Travellers. In addition, they are authors of His Master’s Reflection: Travels with John Polidori, Lord Byron’s doctor and author of The Vampyre. Andrew is the translator of Borges in Sicily and Agony. You can find out more about Suzanne’s and Andrew’s work at www.lettersfromthemed.co.uk.
— Articles by Suzanne and Andrew Edwards —
hidden europe 70: Feature
Magazine article
Fuel for the mind: Bologna and the Romantics
by Suzanne and Andrew EdwardsStendhal, Byron, Goethe and Mary Shelley are among the many writers who made time for the Italian city of Bologna. Often overlooked in favour of Florence or Rome, Bologna’s intellectual history informs the texture of the modern city as Suzanne and Andrew Edwards discover when they visit Bologna in search of fuel for the mind.
hidden europe 68: Feature
Magazine article
Discovering Cádiz: A city wedded to the sea
by Suzanne and Andrew EdwardsSuzanne and Andrew Edwards make time for the port city of Cádiz, a place that thrives on its historic links with Latin America. Discover Gaditano flamenco and some of the best seafood around as we hunt out Cádiz’s literary connections.
hidden europe 64: Feature
Magazine article
A town in the Sicilian hills: Piana degli Albanesi
by Suzanne and Andrew EdwardsTo the south of Palermo in Sicily lies the town of Piana degli Albanesi. The first thing to strike the casual visitor who passes the comune’s boundary line is the customary sign announcing the name of the settlement. Underneath the Italian are the words Hora e Arbëreshëvet with the diaereses hinting at altogether different origins. Susanne and Andrew Edwards investigate Sicily’s Albanian connections.