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Publisher's summary
Tra le amare baldorie paesane in Piemonte e l'oziosa vita di spiaggia in Liguria, prendono corpo, in questo romanzo pubblicato nel 1942, i temi della narrativa pavesiana: l'amicizia, le radici, le descrizioni di paesaggi indimenticabili.
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Un romanzo intenso e malinconico sui misteriosi e ambigui sentimenti che lasciano gli individui soli dinanzi al loro ineluttabile destino.
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Every year, Caroline Reed takes a trip with her best friend, Esme Lamont. They’re usually accompanied by their spouses - but this year, everything’s changed. Esme has just gone through a bitter divorce, and Caroline's wondering if her own marriage is reaching its breaking point as she and her husband, John, cope with the discovery that their son has been abusing drugs. Still, the inseparable duo books a weeklong stay at a beach-front home in Shoreham, Florida, inviting Esme’s brother, Nick, and his new husband. After a blissful first night in the vacation home, tragedy strikes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Story
- By David M. Wilcox on 12-04-20
By: Margot Hunt