Read: October 29, 2016
5 Stars
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
Books Set in Europe and the United States
The Shoemaker's Wife, by Adriana Trigiani (2012)
This book had gotten good reviews, so I was looking forward to reading it. It was a disappointment to me. The novel was inspired by the author's grandparents who left the Italian Alps for life in America in the early part of the 1900s. The main characters, Enza Ravanelli and Ciro Lazzari, met in Italy and emigrated to America separate, where they eventually met up again and married. They grew up in poverty, and made it in America. The characters were too goody-goody for me. Trouble would befall them, but they never seemed to mind.
For some reason, I felt obliged to finish this book. As a result, it took me forever to read.
2 stars
Read: October 10, 2016
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)