The Italian Bookshop Among the Vines: An absolutely gripping and heartbreaking WW2 historical novel, inspired by true events

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I hadn't previously known very much about Italy's history during the period of Mussolini's rise to power and then the German occupation so I am a bit wiser for having read this book. I really recommend this novel for one to understand the impact of war on civilians and perhaps gain an understanding of some of what the people of Ukraine must be going through in these current times. With some preference (economics, social sciences, archaeology, gastronomy) fruit of studies or passions. Rare first edition in Italian, and the first treatise on demonology to be printed in the Italian language.

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A great experience gained in terms of evaluation and purchase has allowed us over time to create an archive of great respect and historical value, embracing the years from the beginning of the 1600s to the end of the 1900s. This is not an easy story to read due to the graphic scenes depicted of suffering and death; yet there are also tremendously enchanting scenes of the countryside of Italy, the towns, the beaches, the flowers; even though there is war, there is beauty to be found. I have read many, many WWII novels but this one brings the reader into the very depths of war and how it affects the citizens in an occupied country. An attractive set of Tasso's poetic masterpiece, in a pleasing contemporary miniature binding featuring intricately designed lyre tools on the covers and spines. However, the Library of our Institute is truly special in that it is the only library on British soil whose collections are totally and exclusively dedicated to the promotion and divulgation of the Italian Language and of Italian Culture.

Labeled as an “Italian American cultural hub,” I Am Books allows visitors to connect with each other and immerse themselves in Italian and American culture through book signings, small concerts and other events. Some 500 years ago Sandro Botticelli was commissioned by a member of the Medici family to illustrate all 100 cantos of The Divine Comedy. I am a collector of fine art books covering architecture, modern photography monographs, antiquities, and erotica. I don't think I have read another World War II novel that brings the reader into the very depths of war on a very personal basis.

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We have decided to sell a part of our collection, and we are ready to offer incunables, manuscripts and volumes dated back to the 1500s. Having spent many holidays in Italy, I found the descriptions of the hilltop villages so evocative of Tuscany that I felt I was there. The Pino Library in San Francisco is a small and extraordinary space dedicated to those who love Italian literature. Many WWII historical novels are described as "heartbreaking" but the description proves to be hyperbolic.

Diane Samuels, playwright, author of Kindertransport --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. This uncommon book is noted as a finely produced and particularly deceptive replica, which contains numerous corrections to the. The story progresses through the frightful period when Italians and Germans begin authoritarian rule in Italy. Set during the final months of the First Crusade, the plot follows the adventures of the Christian leader Godfrey of Bouillon, intertwined with the romantic encounters between Christians a. Bella cannot bring herself to leave their home among the vines or abandon the children she has sworn to protect.The only edition with the main text printed entirely in Gothic type of four rare editions published about the same time without date and printer. This book invokes all the senses, the heart breaking story of love, desire, hate,evil and the terrible tragedy of war. you made, excluding any direct use by us outside the limits indicated on the basis of your express wish.