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I narrowed it down to four: Aracoeli by Elsa Morante, The Aeneid, Ada by Nabokov, and The African by J-M G Le Clézio. I went with Aracoeli because it has no other posts.

This is a bitterly sad but beautifully written later novel by Morante. My response to the writing has stayed with me, even if most of the story hasn‘t.

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#FirstLineFridays

I love First Line Fridays so much that I‘m just randomly pulling books off my Kindle or my bookshelf to sample them here. So no, this is not a book I‘m reading at the moment – that opening line sure gets my attention, though!

And for the avoidance of doubt, the word 'Settled' is indeed capitalized in the original.

I‘ve never read a mystery novel quite like this one (that‘s really saying something!). Set in a post-war Italian village, this mystery about a missing wife literally digs up some interesting evidence. I really liked the surprising gore that surfaces near the end! Signora Giulia‘s ghost will haunt me for some time. 👻 💎 🪓 ✉️

Goodbye Andrea and thanks......

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