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A Florence Diary
A Florence Diary | Diana Athill
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In August 1947, Diana Athill travelled to Florence by the Golden Arrow train for a two-week holiday with her good friend Pen. In this playful diary of that trip, delightfully illustrated with photographs of the period, Athill recorded her observations and adventures — eating with (and paid for by) the hopeful men they meet on their travels, admiring architectural sights, sampling delicious pastries, eking out their budget, and getting into scrapes. Written with an arresting immediacy and infused with an exhilarating joie de vivre, A Florence Diary is a bright, colourful evocation of a time long lost and a vibrant portrait of a city that will be deliciously familiar to any contemporary traveller.
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merelybookish
merelybookish
A Florence Diary | Diana Athill
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A #shortbook I picked up at the library recently. Diana Athill intrigues me (although I've yet to read this or any of her other memoirs.)
#30daysofreadathon @DeweysReadathon

batsy I've been meaning to learn more about her too after she wrote a lovely essay on Jean Rhys. 7y
merelybookish @batsy She was her publisher, I think. There was an interview with her in Lenny (Lena Dunham's lit letter) that piqued my interest. She's got a few memoirs but this is the only one available at the library. 7y
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WordWaller
A Florence Diary | Diana Athill
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I think I'm gonna start this short read today after finishing Borne.... I need something lighthearted! I'm excited to read what Florence was like in the 1940s after having just been there in February! If you're a fan of Italy at all, check out this book!

RanaElizabeth Sidebar: Borne! Are you going tonight? 8y
WordWaller @RanaElizabeth wouldn't miss it!!!!!!! Are you? 8y
RanaElizabeth @WordWaller I'll be there with bear-shaped bells on! I'll be the one trying to pretend she already read the book before coming. 😎 8y
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WordWaller @RanaElizabeth haha I'm in the front row!! 8y
RanaElizabeth @WordWaller Such a creepy stalker situation. I'm on the left, six back if I can count right. Excited to hear Percy...have you heard him yet? He's got the best voice ever. 8y
WordWaller @RanaElizabeth hahaha! @OutlandishLit is here too!! Also I would normally say "girls w the colored hair" but it looks like there's a lot of us here..... 8y
RanaElizabeth @WordWaller @OutlandishLit Here we go! 8y
Faibka Florence is one of my favorite cities 💕I'll have to check this book :) 8y
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