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Lambrusco by Ellen Cooney: Used
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2008-04-22
- Pages
- 337
- ISBN
- 9780375424960
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375424962
ISBN-13
9780375424960
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62251681
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lambrusco
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Suspense, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-015270
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Cooney's darkly comic journey of revelation triumphantly demonstrates the sustaining power of love, duty, family, and friendship." --"Booklist ""Lovingly presented . . . touching . . . Cooney explores how war causes not just injury to the body, but more importantly explains how every participant can be 'injured in his nerves, in his self, in his soul.'" --"Kirkus" "This is surely Ellen Cooney's most original work. Who else would have placed a squad of partisans in the Italian Resistance, who happen to be waiters in a seaside restaurant famous for the opera sung by the owner's wife, against a backdrop of bombed, wartorn Italy? The effect is positively Felliniesque." --Anita Desai, "Cooney's darkly comic journey of revelation triumphantly demonstrates the sustaining power of love, duty, family, and friendship." -Booklist "Lovingly presented . . . touching . . . Cooney explores how war causes not just injury to the body, but more importantly explains how every participant can be 'injured in his nerves, in his self, in his soul.'" -Kirkus "This is surely Ellen Cooney's most original work. Who else would have placed a squad of partisans in the Italian Renaissance, who happen to be waiters in a seaside restaurant famous for the opera sung by the owner's wife, against a backdrop of bombed, wartorn Italy? The effect is positively Felliniesque." -Anita Desai, "Cooney's darkly comic journey of revelation triumphantly demonstrates the sustaining power of love, duty, family, and friendship." -Booklist "Lovingly presented . . . touching . . . Cooney explores how war causes not just injury to the body, but more importantly explains how every participant can be 'injured in his nerves, in his self, in his soul.'" -Kirkus "This is surely Ellen Cooney's most original work. Who else would have placed a squad of partisans in the Italian Resistance, who happen to be waiters in a seaside restaurant famous for the opera sung by the owner's wife, against a backdrop of bombed, wartorn Italy? The effect is positively Felliniesque." -Anita Desai
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
The extraordinary Resistance movement of the Italian people in the Second World War is brought to life in a captivating, deeply moving story of a mother's search for her son, by the author of the widely acclaimed "A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies." The year is 1943. Nazis have invaded Italy; American troops have landed. At Aldo's restaurant on the Adriatic coast, Lucia Fantini, wife of the late Aldo, entertained customers for years with her marvelous opera singing, but normal operations have ceased; the restaurant has been seized by "nazifascisti," and a resistance squad of waiters and tradesmen has been formed, led by Lucia's son Beppino. When he disappears after acting on his own to destroy a German truck, Lucia asks, "What kind of a partisan are you, blowing something up without telling your mother?" and sets off to look for him. Lucia is aided in her efforts by a richly drawn cast of characters, including Annmarie Malone, the American Army Intelligence officer who's a professional golfer back home; Tito Roncuzzi, the butcher who taught neighborhood dogs to pee on Fascists' boots, Etto Renzetti, the factory owner who scoffs at Dante, and Ugo Fantini, Aldo's physician cousin, who has reasons of his own for wanting to be near Lucia. Lucia's journey across a war-devastated Italy is operatic in its scope and intensity. Ellen Cooney has drawn on her heritage as a third-generation Italian-American to invoke not only a country in crisis but also its literature, its moods, and, most of all, its music. This is a tale told with lyrical grace and an effervescent comic spirit to match the wine that nourishes them all--Lambrusco., The author of "A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies" has written a captivating, wonderfully funny novel. Set in 1943 Italy, the country and its people are wracked by war, but there are some things for which even war is no match--friendship, food, love, and the Lambrusco that feeds the soul., The author of A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies has written a captivating, wonderfully funny novel. Set in 1943 Italy, the country and its people are wracked by war, but there are some things for which even war is no match--friendship, food, love, and the Lambrusco that feeds the soul.
LC Classification Number
PS3553.O5788G86 2004
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- n***c (94)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.