Paradise
14.99 €
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Paradise
14.99 €
Italy, 1940s. Graziella Ponti is seven years old, living in a tiny village in northern Italy. Her family struggles to make ends meet, but they are quite happy, and despite the hardships and misfortunes, Graziella lives with a complete sense of security. But war, which initially barely touches rural Lombardy, one day finally breaks into the village of Pieve Santa Clara. From that moment on, Graziella's old life will be destroyed and a new one will begin, full of fear, loss, hope, and rebirth...
"Paradiso" is the first part of a trilogy about Graziella and her home, the ancient farm "Paradiso," and about Italy—a country teetering on the brink of enormous change. Fascist dictatorship; the restrictions imposed on life by the traditions of the Catholic Church; Peasant psychology—all of this is about to become a thing of the past, and Graziella will become not only a witness but also a participant in the changes rapidly approaching patriarchal Italy.
"Paradiso" is inspired by true stories told to the author by her Italian family, and the book is set in the places where she spent most of her childhood. It's a very traditional, even slightly old-fashioned novel about childhood, growing up, love, the magic of Italy, and how the world around us is simultaneously terrifying and beautiful.
"Paradiso" is the first part of a trilogy about Graziella and her home, the ancient farm "Paradiso," and about Italy—a country teetering on the brink of enormous change. Fascist dictatorship; the restrictions imposed on life by the traditions of the Catholic Church; Peasant psychology—all of this is about to become a thing of the past, and Graziella will become not only a witness but also a participant in the changes rapidly approaching patriarchal Italy.
"Paradiso" is inspired by true stories told to the author by her Italian family, and the book is set in the places where she spent most of her childhood. It's a very traditional, even slightly old-fashioned novel about childhood, growing up, love, the magic of Italy, and how the world around us is simultaneously terrifying and beautiful.
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