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The Seamstress of Sardinia
The Seamstress of Sardinia: A Novel | Bianca Pitzorno
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A bestselling Italian writer makes her American debut with this delightful dramedy of manners, family, romance, and fashion that is set on the island of Sardinia at the end of the nineteenth century�a dazzling and original literary (…more)
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This novel is a montage of linked stories of varied & fascinating characters within the backdrop of a small Italian village in Sardinia.The author states that these stories are loosely based on letters,newspaper clippings,& postcards she discovered in her grandmother‘s suitcase, as well as family lore.At the heart of these stories is her grandmother a sartina (seamstress) who worked at home but also visited bourgeois households.The author‘s 🔽

kspenmoll 🔼 detail of the period is impeccable, which results in a rich description of a society that is rigidly divided by wealth & poverty.What a joy of a book! (edited) 6mo
Suet624 Sounds so interesting! Stacked! 6mo
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#bookspin #August
Started this novel today. Yay for #bookspin; it‘s been shelved for ages! #porchlife

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4,5/5 ⭐

iaietta Che bel gattino 🤗😍 12mo
giulia.mosna @iaietta grazie 🥰 è il mio primo ricamo e l'ho finito proprio mentre leggevo questo libro 🪡 12mo
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