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528 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
This novel was a very pleasant surprise of a read. When I bought this novel I thought it was going to be an easy, every day romance story, but BOY was I wrong.
This book was about the life of Lydia. In the beginning, we can see a confused and lost 40-year-old woman living in Italy, whose reaction to certain situations, f.e. seeing her step-daughter's new boyfriend and having a panic attack, at first seem ridiculous and laughable, but somehow authentic, therefore it keeps the reader interested. It jumps to telling Lydia's past and her life story. Everything in her childhood, from her mother's suicide to her abusive grandfather, is meant to explain why she has become how she is and even though not everyone would know how death or abuse influences a growing child, this author managed to do it perfectly and naturally.
Would 100% recommend.