Category Archives: Italy

A Walk in the Dark

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Maxine

  "There's a song…."  " 'Losing my religion'. "She screwed up her eyes, then said yes. "You know what that means: losing my religion?""I know what it means literally. Is there another meaning?""It's an idiomatic expression. It means something like: … Continue reading →

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Involuntary Witness

Posted on October 21, 2006 by Maxine

I am fairly sure by Crimescraps out of Eurocrime, or vice versa, I recently came across a book so highly recommended that I could do nothing but read it. Involuntary Witness is by an Italian author, Gianrico Carofiglio, who according … Continue reading →

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Through a Glass Darkly/The Hard Way

Posted on October 21, 2006 by Maxine

Through a Glass Darkly The Hard Way A double thank you to Frank Wilson, first for asking me to review Donna Leon's latest, Through a Glass Darkly. The review is published today. I highly recommend the book. Frank also links … Continue reading →

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The Broker

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Maxine

  The Broker John Grisham I am really enjoying the Grisham (slightly against expectations). The book (The Broker) is mainly about the minutiae of an American adapting to life in a smallish Italian city. There is a prefunctory spy plot … Continue reading →

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