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La Vergine azzurra
La Vergine azzurra | Tracy Chevalier
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Nella seconda met del Cinquecento, Monsieur Marcel, un predicatore calvinista, incendia con i suoi sermoni gli animi degli abitanti del villaggio in cui vive Isabelle la Rossa, una ragazza chiamata cos per la sua somiglianza con unaltra Rossa, la Madonna che, in unedicola di un azzurro vivido, troneggia sul portone della chiesa del paese. Per liberarsi di quel soprannome diventato una maledizione da quando il predicatore ha persuaso il paese a mondare dal peccato la chiesa e a liberarla dagli idoli, Isabelle compie un gesto estremo: distrugge con un rastrello la statuetta. Cos si annuncia la fine della fanciullezza di Isabelle la Rossa e linizio del suo destino di donna. Un destino che starebbe nascosto per sempre se, secoli dopo, non arrivasse nel sud della Francia Ella Turner, unamericana perseguitata da uno strano sogno in cui le appare una veste azzurra. Per risolvere il mistero Ella si ritrova tra le Cvennes, le isolate montagne dove ebbero origine i Tournier-Turner. Il primo romanzo di Tracy Chevalier ... Straordinario! Un vero trionfo!. Time Out Ecco il magico tocco di Tracy Chevalier: evocare unepoca intera attraverso lo sguardo particolare di personaggi perfettamente descritti. New York Times Tracy Chevalier dona il soffio della vita al romanzo storico. Independent
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lonelybluenights
The Virgin Blue: A Novel | Tracy Chevalier
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La Rousse

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sarahfisch
The Virgin Blue: A Novel | Tracy Chevalier
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Lovely story that‘s half historical fiction and half mystery.

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MayJasper
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Eggs I enjoy Chevalier!! ❤️💙❤️ 4y
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Helen19
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There hasn‘t been a Tracy Chevalier book I haven‘t enjoyed so far. I loved all the unsaid parts of this story of two lives intertwining.
Just one book to go for a #bookspinbingo and it‘s only 150 pages so I‘m hopeful!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Great work!!! 4y
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PaperbackPirate
The Virgin Blue: A Novel | Tracy Chevalier
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Mehso-so

I‘m used to a little more history & a little less chick lit in my Tracy Chevalier books. The Virgin Blue was ok.
Taken with Tobias and The Angel by Nicolas Tournier.

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MsLeah8417
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This book is hauntingly good. It broke my heart. Chevalier is truly a gifted writer. I thought Girl with a Pearl Earring was amazing and this is that and more.

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bookworm.krizia
The Virgin Blue: A Novel | Tracy Chevalier
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Mehso-so

It was okay.

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MayJasper
The Virgin Blue: A Novel | Tracy Chevalier
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I thought of this book for #allthesingleladies though I found it a so-so story rather than a pick. Love the cover though.
#junebookbugs @RealLifeReading

DivineDiana Yes! A gorgeous cover! 8y
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Nutmegnc
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Although written before The Girl With a Pearl Earring, I read it after and found it to be the much superior book! Mystery and art connect two women through time. One of my top picks, ever. It grabs you and you hang on...Well done, Tracy Chevalier!!!

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SassyGirlReading
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Before penning her bestselling novel Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier wrote The Virgin Blue, the mesmerizing story of two women living in France 400 years apart. Let me just say that I loved, loved, LOVED this novel! I couldn't bear to put it down and so I read it practically straight through in a matter of hours.