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Follows a couple from their childhood in the Swiss Alps through Manhattan until the remaining years on the Iron Range in Minnesota. Loosely based on the author's grandparents' lives.
I'll admit that I picked up the book largely based on the appeal of the cover. I had also read some general good praise. It was better than I expected from someone whose other books have been made into Lifetime movies. The writing describing food and the religious inclinations of the characters is the author's best ...more
I'll admit that I picked up the book largely based on the appeal of the cover. I had also read some general good praise. It was better than I expected from someone whose other books have been made into Lifetime movies. The writing describing food and the religious inclinations of the characters is the author's best ...more
I listened to this on audio. I wasn't aware that the narration would change half way through. It was extremely jarring. That being said, the book itself was a treat.
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The first three chapters are a little slow, but I was hooked the moment Ciro met Enza. Great love story. Don't let the book's thickness intimidate you.
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