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In Calabria
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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From the acclaimed author of The Last Unicorn comes a new, exquisitely-told unicorn fable for the modern age. Claudio Bianchi has lived alone for many years on a hillside in Southern Italy s scenic Calabria. Set in his ways and suspicious of outsiders, Claudio has always resisted change, preferring farming and writing poetry. But one chilly morning, as though from a dream, an impossible visitor appears at the farm. When Claudio comes to her aid, an act of kindness throws his world into chaos. Suddenly he must stave off inquisitive onlookers, invasive media, and even more sinister influences. Lyrical, gripping, and wise, In Calabria confirms Peter S. Beagle's continuing legacy as one of fantasy's most legendary authors."
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erank58
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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Time to open some #bookmail 😀 picked up some of the #worldfantasyawards nominees to delve into. Hopefully my #botm box comes in quick!

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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Claudio Bianchi is a cranky old farmer living “in the toe of the Italian boot” who tends his scraggly land all alone...

until one day he finds a unicorn in his fields.

This book was wonderful and you should go read it.

“I call her La Signora sometimes. Not for her to answer to, just for me, inside.”

#SummerOfShort

monalyisha Sold. 🤗 6y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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“He knew something of sorrow, remembered joy, and devoutly hoped - as much as he consciously hoped for anything other than proper allotments of sunshine and rainfall - never again to encounter either of those two old annoyances.”

#SummerOfShort

Itchyfeetreader This is a beautiful cover 6y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle

“He had no vanity about this, no fantasies about literary celebrity: he simply took pleasure in putting words in order, exactly as he laid out seedlings in the spring, and tasting them afterward, as he tasted fresh new scallions or ripe tomatoes, or smelled mint or garlic on his hands.”

#SummerOfShort

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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BookishTrish
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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Sunny Sunday #audiowalk

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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Thanks for including me in the #bookcolortag fun @readinginthedark Here's my green and white stack.

Now I'm tagging @Reggie and @diovival

Since I'm heading back to work next week, see if you can come up with orange and blue books! Go Rockford Gators!

batsy Ethan Hawke wrote a book about knights? 7y
diovival This I can do! Will pull my stack together after work. 7y
readinginthedark Oh nice! I need that Tolkien Atlas! 👏🏻Also, The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains is amazing! ❤️ (edited) 7y
Moray_Reads What do you think of the casting news for the Good Omens TV series? 7y
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OkamiMars
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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I started reading this book like 20 minutes ago and I HATE that I have to get back to work because I don't want to stop reading it! 😫

I feel like it's one of those books I could read in one sitting.

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readergeek
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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As someone who used to read almost exclusively unicorn books as a pre-teen, this book evoked the same feelings all over again. The discovery, the heartache, the longing, the fantasy of it all. Lovely and sad and glorious. Bless this man and his writing.

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julesG
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk Whoooooa! I own so many of these and am probably still going to do this anyway. 7y
ReadingOver50 Very cool. This is the first I've heard about this. 7y
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annalibris
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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Sigh. I love Peter Beagle, really I do, and I did finish this one, but I couldn't really get into it. His language and imagery are gorgeous, and the story was interesting, but... something was lacking, and I'm not sure what. Still, it was lovely, and I'm glad I read it.

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bookish_wookish
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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So glad i walked in to Barnes and Noble tonight! I had no clue this book even existed!! 🦄 So excited!

minkyb Love that feeling! 7y
MadCatRamble It's so good! 7y
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shanaqui
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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Rather tender and lovely.

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Duobond
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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Just got this one early at my local Barnes & Noble! Wondering how different it is compared to The Last Unicorn. Either way it should be good.

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
In Calabria | Peter S Beagle
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This is all I could come up with for #flowersoncovers for #feistyfeb Please forgive the movie cover. In Calabria was also #bookmail from earlier this week!