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In Riva Al Mare (2004)

by Véronique Olmi(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

8806171348 (ISBN13: 9788806171346)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Einaudi

review 1: Endeavor to breathe through this one. My initial reaction was to give this 4 stars, but the only reason I could find for not giving it 5 is the very reason it deserved it -- it is hauntingly, searingly, heartbreaking. Extremely raw. Beautifully written, beautifully told. Arguably one of the most clearly drawn, nameless, first person narrators in the history of fiction. Not an ounce of pain is lost in translation.
review 2: 3.5 This little novella certainly packed a punch. Still trying to figure out where I had heard about this little book, I must have read about it somewhere because it is not a book I would have just picked up. Well written, very sad but realistic. Poignant look at a mother's desperation and the lack of social services to help her. Will now go... more back to reading my book about murder and mayhem, ala Cordova style. less

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