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read The Land Where Lemons Grow The Land Where Lemons Grow review ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB Helena Attlee Ü 3 free read The Land Where Lemons Grow uses the colourful past of six different kinds of Italian citrus to tell an unexpected history of Italy from the arrival of citrons in 2nd century Calabria through Arab domination of Sicily in the 9th century to slow food and cutting edge genetic research in the 21st Along the way Helena Attlee traces the uses of citrus essential oils in the perfume industry and describes the extra 3 12 starsI really enjoyed reading about the history of Italy through the lens of their love for and cultivation of citrus I learned so much about citrus that it s so much than oranges and lemons and that citrus has so many uses beyond eating And I learned so much about the history of Italy vis a vis their cultivation of these plants that originally came from the Himalayas Fascinating even if Attlee s writing is occasionally clunky What I really appreciated is that she was dogged in tracking down all the different types of citrus grown throughout the Italian peninsula as well as Sicily and digging in to give us a first hand view of the history the cultivation the growers and the many ways that citrus is used in Italy and throughout the world Recommended Why I m reading this I love Italy I love citrus I m a sucker for the historyscience behind food And most importantly I needed a virtual vacation from the deep freeze we re living in this winter here in Minnesota