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Tag Archives: Italy
Turn of the Century Salon: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
This year I am participating in a Turn of the Century Salon hosted by Katherine of November’s Autumn. The idea of this is to read books published around the turn of the century – between the late 1880s and the … Continue reading
Posted in Classics, Recommended, Reviews
Tagged 20th century, E.M. Forster, England, Italy, Turn of the Century Salon
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The Master of Verona by David Blixt
The Master of Verona is set in Northern Italy in the early 14th century. At the beginning of the novel the great poet Dante Alighieri, after years of exile from Florence, has been invited to the city of Verona by … Continue reading
Posted in Highly Recommended, Historical Fiction, Reviews
Tagged 14th century, Dante Alighieri, David Blixt, Italy, Shakespeare, Verona
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The House of the Wind by Titania Hardie
The House of the Wind is a novel consisting of two storylines, one set in the present day and one in the 14th century. In 2007 we meet Madeline Moretti, a young lawyer living in San Francisco. Maddie is grieving … Continue reading
The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du Maurier
Having read most of Daphne du Maurier’s more popular books I’m now slowly working through her lesser known novels (though I’m saving Frenchman’s Creek for last as I’m expecting to love that one and want to have something to look … Continue reading
The House by the Sea by Santa Montefiore
The House by the Sea is the first book I’ve read by Santa Montefiore. The novel consists of two alternating stories, one set in present day England and the other in Italy several decades earlier. The Italian storyline begins in … Continue reading
Virago Reading Week: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
This is my second post for Virago Reading Week, hosted by Rachel of Book Snob and Carolyn of A Few of My Favourite Books. When I was choosing my books for this week, I knew it was time to try … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Recommended, Reviews
Tagged 20th century, Elizabeth von Arnim, Italy, Virago Modern Classics
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Review: O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell
When Juliet Capelletti meets Romeo Monticecco at a masked ball, they instantly fall in love. There’s only one problem: the Capelletti and the Monticecco are families at war. Oh, and Juliet’s father is already planning to marry her to another … Continue reading
