A great historical fiction novel about the author‘s female relatives spanning before and after the 2 World Wars.
? much better ancestors than in Gabriële!!
Aims42 Gorgeous picture!! 1d
tpixie @Aims42 thanks! 1d
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A great historical fiction novel about the author‘s female relatives spanning before and after the 2 World Wars.
? much better ancestors than in Gabriële!!
pickIt answered my questions about Italy's state politics and why Martin Luther was adamant about breaking away from the depravity of the church. Lucretia was not written as part of the evil; she was a tool to further her father's powers. It was Cesare who was the ruthless murderer. #Jubilee #FoodandLit @texreader @catsandbooks
Sadly, I think the friend(?) who I was supposedly buddy reading Elena Ferrante with is ghosting me. She went ahead and finished all the books in the series though before I finished the second one. I have texted and called her to apologize. I‘m so shocked. I hope she‘s Ok though. (Sigh)
pickThis was excellent! Not ultimately super scary, but such a great exploration of toxic family dynamics!
pickA young boy in 18th-century Italy gets mad at his parents and scampers up a tree, a decision that will shape the rest of his life. A fairy tale about rebellion, originality, and fidelity to oneself, starring a Zelig-like figure who finds himself brushing up against many of the central figures and events of the Napoleonic Era. Linus approves!
pickSuch a sweet and at times sad read. Radio advice host Ginny has just learned that her life isn‘t perfect, so she takes a few lucky listeners with her on a heartbreak trip to a small village in Italy. @Mshookquilts thank you for lending me this one!
pick3.5/5
Time isn't the same for Murano glassmakers, and so we travel through centuries with the same family, discovering their trade, their ordeals, and how the outside world influenced their glassmaking process.
Well-written, I enjoyed the parts about the glassmaking process, and the evolution of the trade.
Pinocchio in the Fantastico Pinocchio garden
https://domaine-chaumont.fr/en/internationalgarden-festival/2025-edition-once-up...
Contemporary art in the Chaumont park. This one is inspired by Calvino's Baron in the Trees.
