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Jul 25, 2019
Chrissie
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It has power, the power of the grotesque, of an oath, of a curse. At its conclusion one recognizes this. The book's strength lies in the emotions laid bare.
This is a coming-of-age tale set on the small island of Procida in the Bay of Naples at the cusp of the Second World War. A widowed father, his son and the new stepmother are the three central characters. It is their relationships that readers observe. The eponymous Arturo is the son. We follow him from ...more
It has power, the power of the grotesque, of an oath, of a curse. At its conclusion one recognizes this. The book's strength lies in the emotions laid bare.
This is a coming-of-age tale set on the small island of Procida in the Bay of Naples at the cusp of the Second World War. A widowed father, his son and the new stepmother are the three central characters. It is their relationships that readers observe. The eponymous Arturo is the son. We follow him from ...more
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