#ItTakesAllKinds Day 11: First #Love featured prominently in this coming-of-age novel. Paired today with this oro verde (or pistacchio di bronte caffé | panna montata granella di pistacchio) which is sorcery of a different kind. To be taken with the shot of sparkling water ostensibly “to clean the mouth” as the waitress explained. Palate cleanser. Manna for the gods. When in Bologna. ? Husband had a spritz campari. ?
#ItTakesAllKinds Day 10: Difficult to talk #AboutMarriage when one is deep into the vagaries of summer romance and lost innocence and first loves. My Italian read while in Bologna and munching on cold cuts and tigelle.
#DecemberDreams Day 2: Almost a #WhiteStack but still delicious - my recent book haul from my trips to Florida and Bologna/Ferrara. Will post on Sunday for my usual book hunting Expedition posts along with photos of the bookstores. 💕💕💕
pickA novella reminiscent of ferrante as it tells a story of a yng woman in 1930's turin Ginia,16, living in a house with her br, settled with friends + a job who drifts into friendship with older amelia, an artists model, and comes under the spell of a's male friend Guido, a soldier + artist. A tale of loss of innocence with in a changing italy.
#translatedintoyourfirstlanguage #booked2021 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
Set in Italy in the 30s during summertime with 16 year old Ginia looking for friendship and love! It is only 100 pages. #books #loveandfriendship #bookcovers #currentread
Could browse forever
La bella estate | 
