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A Virgem Das Amêndoas (2010)

by Marina Fiorato(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Porto Editora

review 1: Really enjoyed this book! The story is almost magical and there is a lyrical quality to the writing that is quite beautiful. Readers will guess at the book's "twist" early on, and the gratification of the characters realizing it too is well delayed -- for a reason. I went from hoping to see Simonetta and Lorenzo reunited to thinking it would be for the best if they didn't. Highly recommend this book, a romance that has nary a sex scene, a historical fiction with a fairy tale quality, an intriguing novel about love and tolerance -- The Madonna of the Almonds is all of these things.
review 2: I read this because I enjoyed The Botticelli Secret and found this one by the same author at the library. Some of the reader reviews of the Botticelli Secret were by people ... morewho had read the author's earlier books and were disappointed. Having read this book, I can see why. The Botticelli Secret is a romp, high on intrigue and plotting and co-incidence and, although enjoyable, low on believability. If you came to that book after this it would have been a shock, I imagine. This is much more thoughtful and emotional than the Botticelli book. Yes, there some liberties taken with history (most of which Fiorato admits to in the Notes) but the focus is much more on the people and their emotional stories and the relationships depicted are richer for it. I had tears in my eyes at one point (although they weren't moved by the main characters but by some of the supporting ones). It's still a light read rather than 'serious fiction' but none the worse for that. I shall look out for The Glassblower of Murano. less

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