I’ve been wanting to read this since it came out last year, so the release of it in paperback meant I could get around to it. Now while I do idly follow Serie A (well done to Eurosport for showing it once more), I must admit that I didn’t know what would be the outcome as the season progresses and Verona fight a relegation battle.
Parks follows Verona at every fixture throughout the season, home and away. In some ways you could draw a parrallel with Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby, but there’s so much more background about life in Italy.
Roll on the next Michael Dibdin novel!