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Anna40
The Secret of Luca | Ignazio Silone
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An old man appears in a small town in Abruzzo after WW2.The older locals identify him as Luca who has returned after serving a life sentence in prison for a murder he didn‘t commit.Andrea,a young communist & son of Luca‘s friend, is determined to find out why Luca held on to a secret although revealing it could‘ve set him free.I loved the writing & the way the story is told but found the overall theme - power of love- a bit cheesy.

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Caroline2
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There‘s currently a kindle deal on this book (set in Naples during WWII) if anyone is interested? It‘s on the International Booker Prize longlist even though I said I wasn‘t going to look at any more longlists and I certainly wasn‘t going to buy any more. 🤦‍♀️ 😂 #internationalbooker

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Kboltz
Stars in an Italian Sky | Jill Santopolo
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Found this in the library, going to Italy soon so it seemed to be there for me. A love story of then and now, Genoa Italy after the war and present day New York. Loved the family aspect, the young love and the decisions in life that are hard to make. Bellisimo

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Danay
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I liked this book. It moved a bit slow at times but a very interesting story based on the author‘s own family.

Purpleness What a beautiful cover! 3w
Danay Isn‘t it? 6d
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Texreader
My Italian Bulldozer: A Novel | Alexander McCall Smith
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The great February book haul: because Italy. Need I say more?

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giulia.mosna
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4,5/5 ⭐

iaietta Che bel gattino 🤗😍 4w
giulia.mosna @iaietta grazie 🥰 è il mio primo ricamo e l'ho finito proprio mentre leggevo questo libro 🪡 3w
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Birdsong28
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Fourth prompt completed for #readyourTBR challenge
#2024challenge @melissajayne

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Birdsong28
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Good. Even though at first the main character seemed not very likable I held on and was very pleased with her eventual redemption. Full of wonderful descriptions of the scenery around which made me feel like I was in Italy and feeling the sun on my face. Full of the usual Rebecca Serle magic and wonder.

#Quercus
#AtriaBooks
#SimonandSchuster
#HachetteUK

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Gleefulreader
Eva Sleeps | Francesca Melandri
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This was an interesting book because I found myself caring slightly less about the main storyline (unwed South Tyroleon mother in Italy in the 1950-1970s) and more about the history of this now mostly autonomous region. South Tyrol is on the border with Austria and is primarily German speaking and got caught in events of WW1 and WW2 and Italian nationalism. A fascinating part of history that I knew little about. #europacollective

jlhammar Sounds good! 1mo
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SilversReviews
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**FORGOT THIS YESTERDAY!!**

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#NEWYEARNEWBOOKS
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
@LitsyEvents
#LitsyEvents

Today‘s Prompt: LOVE LETTERS

Italy….the food…the people…the gorgeous landscapes.  What a find.

What did these three estranged sisters find?

They found LOVE LETTERS in their mother‘s things and a deed to a house in Positano, Italy.

FULL REVIEW: http://tinyurl.com/yut2xwep

Eggs Great premise 💌💌 1mo
SilversReviews @Eggs Thanks. I really liked it. 1mo
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