We are thrilled to share that THE FIRE IN THE MOUNTAIN: SICILY, ETNA AND HER PEOPLE, by Helena Attlee has been selected as this week’s BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.

Helena Attlee combines travel writing with history, mythology, geology, gastronomy and horticulture to tell a unique story of life in the shadow of Sicily’s most dangerous and alluring landmark. Venturing through lava-strewn fields and pistachio groves patrolled by armed guards; past dusky, basalt-built farmyards, and caves once used to store snow, Attlee gathers tales of the artists, writers, farmers, and scientists who have for centuries been drawn to this unpredictable landscape: from the early Roman, Arabic and Norman settlers, Romantic poets and Victorian geologists, to the local families who live and work there today. It is at once a compelling account of Sicily’s rich and varied past, and a powerful meditation on humanity’s ever-changing relationship with landscape.

The first episode was broadcast today, 17^th August, and the series will continue to broadcast daily. All episodes can be found here: BBC Sounds - The Fire in the Mountain: Sicily, Etna and her People by Helena Attlee - Available Episodes

We are proud that this book is the third represented by Greene and Heaton to be selected as a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week this summer! Previous picks have been Alev Scott’s CASH COW, and John L. William’s HEATWAVE.