On Persephone's Island: A Sicilian Journal (Vintage Departures) |
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Mary Taylor Simeti
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Pages: 352 (Paperback)
Editor: Robin Desser
ISBN: 0679764143
Pub: Vintage Books
Pub date: 1996-12-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 463620
Reader Reviews:
Honest, Evocative, and Delightful (1/1 people found this helpful)
Simeti has crafted an unflinchingly honest, intellegent, and evocative portrait of Sicily. By refusing to romanticize the island, or overlook its flaws, she manages to bring out an image of a beautiful, conflicted, and vital culture. Her descriptions of the people and the countryside make this a wonderful book to curl up with; her scholarly tidbits make you want to learn more about mythology. A wonderful read.
Haven't ever visiting Sicily I now feel I've been there! (1/1 people found this helpful)
I couldn't put this book down. Surely it's partially because my heritage is from that area of Sicily and I haven't ever been there. Mary Taylor Simeti's book was so descriptive that I now feel like I've actually visited. The dialect of the people is as if I was reading about my own grandparents. As an American she true-ly captured the flavor of the Sicilian people so vividly that I sometimes could smell the food as I was reading the pages. I also recieved an education on Greek Myth. Gratzia Mary Taylor Simeti from Denise
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