Cooking With Fernet Branca

Gerald Samper, An Effete Englishman, Lives On A Hilltop In Tuscany. He Is A Ghostwriter For Celebrities, And A Foodie, Whose Weird Tastes Include 'mussels In Chocolate And Garlic' And 'fernet Branca Ice Cream'. His Idyll Is Shattered By The Arrival Of Marta, A Vulgar Woman From A Former Soviet Republic Now Run By Gangsters, Notably Male Members Of Her Family. She Is A Composer In A Neo-folk Style Who Claims To Be Writing A Score For A Trendy Italian Film Director. The Neighbours' Lives Disastrously Intertwine. The Entourages Of The Rock Star And The Director Come And Go; Mysterious Black Helicopters Bring News Of Mayhem In Voynova, Marta's Homeland; And Along The Way The English Obsession With Tuscany Is Satirized Mercilessly.