Amber guinness was born in london and grew up in tuscany. She studied history and italian literature at the university of edinburgh, working as a cook in both london and italy in her spare time. In 2014, she co-founded the arniano painting school, a residential painting holiday designed to breathe life back into arniano after her father's death. These artists' retreats are centred around creativity and food, and have been featured in the new york times, house & garden and various other international magazines. Amber now lives in florence. A house party in tuscany is her first book.
