Over the Easter week I read a couple of books that had been sent to me as gifts, and so I’m taking a break from my formal reviews this week to talk to you about my two “holiday reads” –… Continue Reading
Translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein (Seven Stories Press, 2020) This week the new UK imprint of Seven Stories Press releases Nadia Terranova’s English-language debut, a coming-of-age story with a family tragedy at its heart. Ida Laquidara is a 30-something… Continue Reading
Translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein (Europa Editions, 2020) I’m going to start this review with a confession: until last month, I had never read anything by Elena Ferrante. Okay, I’ve got that off my chest. The Lying Life of… Continue Reading
Translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein (Europa Editions, 2019) A Girl Returned is an intense and affecting account of how a life can change forever in a single day. The unnamed teenage narrator leads a happy and harmonious existence with… Continue Reading