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Villa Rosa (2010)

by Nicky Pellegrino(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

9032511807 (ISBN13: 9789032511807)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

De Kern

review 1: This book was passed onto me by friends. I started it on our vacation but didn't get too far. Once I got home I picked it up again and actually finished it quickly. This book was only okay to me. I think I prefer books where the people live happily ever after. This book had a lot of heartache. I did, however, really like all of the reference to food and cooking (even if it was fish). It made me want to be a better cook.
review 2: Amid a rash of books about Italy and food, I still think Nicky Pellegrino does it best. This one isn't perfect - I did get a little irritated by the alternating chapters for Alice and Babetta. But I then got tied up in the story and raced through it, tasting every mouthful of the wild asparagus with peccorino shavings, basking in the... more sun in the woven chair with Babetta with Sky the dog at my feet, working in the steamy kitchens at Teatro with Alice, feeling the heat of the bonfire after weeding the terraces at the Villa Rosa... This is a lovely novel that explores the lives of strong women, the bonds of friendship, families and love... perfect for those times when you just want to enjoy a book, not be challenged by it, and emerge the other end feeling satisfied. less

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