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Title: A Favorite of the Gods by Sybille Bedford ISBN: 1582431582 Publisher: Counterpoint Press Pub. Date: 18 September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33
Rating: 3
Summary: Mothers & Daughters
Comment: I found this book, clearly old and musty-smelling in my library. Not one to judge a book merely by it's cover, I picked it up, and was thrust into the lives of three women: Anna (a American women who marries an Italian prince), Constanza (their offspring), and Flavia (Constanza's daughter). Since the book was written in the 50's, I had trouble understanding some parts of it. (Hey! I'm an '80s child!) The book also all took place before the end of 1929. However, despite a few areas where I was confused, I found the book to be descriptive, sometimes a bit much in some areas (leading off into tangents that made no sense), but for the most part the details added to the reader's enjoyment in taking in the "Old World" of Italy, France, and England. The relationships between mothers and daughters are explored in great detail, and so are their often odd relationships with men. We can actually see a little of each woman in her mother. The ending was a bit unsatisfying, but overall, not a bad read.
Rating: 5
Summary: READ THIS BOOK...ex-pat genre
Comment: Do you love books about ex-pats making thier lives in Europe? Love the genre...LOVED the book. Good use of any readers time.
Rating: 5
Summary: Unusual mother- daughter relationships
Comment: The relationships of mothers and daughters in Bedford's novels are among the funniest and most complex than one can find in fiction. Her young characters are always uncanny mature, witty, independent but nevertheless unexpectedly vulnerable. Mothers, on the other hand, are difficult, lovable and unpredictable. Conflict is usually civilized, deep, and productive. Bedford is also very fond of Mediterranean settings, small towns in the cost of France or Italy, before they were spoiled by tourism. The description of the European life before WW2 is one of the many pleasures of this great book.
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Title: Jigsaw: An Unsentimental Education by Sybille Bedford ISBN: 1582431434 Publisher: Counterpoint Press Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A Legacy: A Novel by Sybille Bedford ISBN: 1582431426 Publisher: Counterpoint Press Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A Compass Error: A Novel by Sybille Bedford ISBN: 1582431590 Publisher: Counterpoint Press Pub. Date: 18 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Gardens of Kyoto: A Novel by Kate Walbert ISBN: 0684869497 Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Wife: A Novel by Meg Wolitzer ISBN: 0684869403 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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