A few months ago, I made a new Italian friend and her name is Silvia Menini. She's very pretty and sweet, and guess what... she's also an author! When I found out that she has written three stories, all for the
Amore ho perso l'aereo series, I got very excited and started searching for them. Unfortunately, I was not able to buy them because I reside outside of Italy.
When I told her my predicament, she sent me all three stories! That was a fabulous advance birthday present for me. I must say I struggled reading an Italian chick-lit, but armed with my Italian dictionary and never-say-die attitude, I pressed on and finished the first story.
Brava! Here's a
recensione (review) I wrote on the
Amazon.it page...
La recensione (The Review)
Reading my first Italian story has kept me very, very "alert" and it felt
strange (in a good way) at first. After a while though, I began to get used to
the Italian rhythm and immersed myself in the story. I keenly followed Sabrina
(the female protagonist), felt her predicament, and in some ways related to her
situation particularly her relationship with Luca. Standing in the way between
the two is Massimo, her colleague, who is also in love with her. The situation
is explained in the story and Sabrina has her reasons for getting entangled. The
story has its funny moments (I laughed at her airport situation - sorry,
Sabrina!) but certain parts got me teary-eyed. What I did not expect, though, is
what happened at the end AND that is why I need to read the second story (#2: La
moglie di mio marito) very, very soon.
My favorite quote from the story:
"Mai annegare nel cibo e nei dolci il bisogno di affetto e di stabilità
interiore, perché poi ci si ritrova tristi e comunque poco equilibrate, come
prima, ma con qualche chilo in più."
This is my first reading and I will
re-read it again for a better grasp. Great stuff, Silvia!
Im sure shell be just as blessed as you were with the review
ReplyDeletewtg Alice for reading and understanding a story written in another language
shame it couldnt be written in English - sounds interesting
Thank you, Jen! I'm currently learning Italian and am making good progress with it, so I hope to have better comprehension of the language as I go on. I always think of it as something similar to driving a car. After a while, it becomes automatic and more natural, and you don't think (at least so consciously) about it that much anymore. It becomes a part of you, like breathing... :)
ReplyDeleteHow neat to make a new friend who happens to be an author, and how sweet of her to send you her stories. I admire your tackling reading in another language.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barbara. Reading in another language really gave me an intense brain workout but it was all fun!
ReplyDeleteThat looks perfect
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