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Book of the Week: Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room: Episode 2

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Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room

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The author learns how an incredible cheese was born.

Ambrosio the artisan cheese maker recounts the story of how his incredible cheese was born, and grew into an international success story - until one day the tables turned. 

In the picturesque Spanish village of Guzmán, villagers have gathered for centuries in 'the telling room' to share their stories. It was here, in the summer of 2000, that Michael Paterniti listened as Ambrosio Molinos de las Heras spun an odd and compelling tale about a cheese made from an ancient family recipe. Reputed to be among the finest in the world - one bite could conjure long-lost memories. But then, Ambrosio said, things had gone horribly wrong.

Paterniti was hooked. Relocating his young family to Guzmán, he was soon sucked into the heart of an unfolding mystery - a blood feud that includes accusations of betrayal and theft, death threats, and a murder plot. As the village began to spill its long-held secrets, Paterniti found himself implicated in the very story he was writing.

Michael Paterniti is a journalist and has been nominated eight times for the National Magazine Award. One of his stories was chosen for True Stories: A Century of Literary Non-fiction, joining four other writers as the best examples of literary journalism from the last hundred years. He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling book Driving Mr Albert. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reader: Will Adamsdale
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Produced by Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.

Book of the Week: Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room

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A tale of passion, revenge and arguably the world's finest cheese.

Michael Paterniti investigates the blood feud and tale of revenge that lies behind arguably the world's finest cheese.

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