Ceppeto

About the Book

“Tuscany is a magical place of sight, sound, food, wine and wonder, all caught in lyrical style by Richard Hadar: But the true magic is the journey between Mr. Hadar, an urbane, pragmatic New Yorker who buys Ceppeto, an old villa in Chianti, and Pasquale, a poor Albanian immigrant, as unlikely a pair as you could find in fiction let alone real life, who form a special bond as they create a paradise on a Tuscan hilltop.”

—Bill Persky, five-time Emmy Award winning writer, director, and producer; author of My Life Is a Situation Comedy

“An enchanting, humorous, ultimately inspiring story of two men, polar opposites in every way, who forge a friendship out of their shared passion for a forgotten piece of land in one of the most beautiful corners of Europe.”

—Bill Mesce Jr., author of The Advocate and Precis

About the Author

Richard Hadar was born during the Great Depression in rural Pennsylvania. After graduating college and two years in the Army, he launched a number of successful businesses, culminating in a real estate investment company. With his Italian-born wife, a theater actress, he resides in both New York City and Tuscany.