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The Madonna of the Mountains

A Novel

By: Elise Valmorbida

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“A riveting adventure for the soul . . . just the kind of evocative historical fiction I love.”—Sara Gruen, author of At the Water’s Edge and Water for Elephants An epic, inspiring novel about one woman’s survival in the hardscrabble Italian countryside and her determination to protect her family throughout the Second World War—by any means possible Maria Vittoria is twenty-five when her father brings home the man who will become her husband. It is 1923 in the austere Italian mountain village where her family has lived for generations, and the man she sees is tall and handsome and has survived the First World War without any noticeable scars. Taking just the linens she has sewn that make up her dowry and a statue of the Madonna that sits by her bedside, Maria leaves the only life she has ever known to begin a family. But her future will not be what she imagines. The Madonna of the Mountains follows Maria over the next three decades, as she moves to the town where she and her husband become shopkeepers, through the birth of their five children, through the hardships and cruelties of the National Fascist Party Rule and the Second World War. Struggling with the cost of survival at a time when food is scarce and allegiances are questioned, Maria trusts no one and fears everyone—her Fascist cousin, the madwoman from her childhood, her watchful neighbors, the Nazis and the Partisans who show up hungry at her door. As Maria’s children grow up and her marriage endures its own hardships, she must hold her family together with resilience, love, and faith, until she makes a fateful decision that will change the course of all their lives. A sweeping saga about womanhood, loyalty, war, religion, family, food, motherhood, and marriage, The Madonna of the Mountains is a poignant look at the span of one woman’s life as the rules change and her world becomes unrecognizable. In depicting the great cost of war and the ineluctable power of time on a life, Elise Valmorbida has created an unforgettable portrait of a woman navigating both the unforeseen and the inevitable. Advance praise for Madonna of the Mountains “The moral and ethical questions raised propel the story beyond the particulars into the universal.”—Kirkus Reviews “It is a bewitching but entirely unsentimental portrait of one woman’s attempt to keep her family safe in turbulent times.”—The Times (UK), Book of the Month “A solid choice for readers who appreciate layered family sagas.”—Library Journal

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Random House

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0399592431

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9780399592430

The Happy Writing Book

Discover the Positive Power of Creative Writing

By: Elise Valmorbida

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The Happy Writing Book

Discover the Positive Power of Creative Writing

By: Elise Valmorbida

There are many guides to good writing but none as valuable as this.' Oliver Kamm, author and columnist for The Times Creative writing can enhance wellbeing, which can enhance creative writing, which can enhance wellbeing ... Become a better writer with over 100 inspiring prompts, insights and exercises specially devised by an award-winning author and creative writing teacher. Discover how the practice of creative writing - being expressive, exploring ideas, crafting words, shaping stories - can also deepen your appreciation of life.

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268

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Laurence King Publishing

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1399613588

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9781399613583

The Madonna of the Mountains

A Novel

By: Elise Valmorbida

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A Novel

By: Elise Valmorbida

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Matilde Waltzing

By: Elise Valmorbida

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Matilde Waltzing

By: Elise Valmorbida

A wild evocative piece of storytelling, from an exciting new talent.

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256

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1864485264

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Maria Vittoria

By: Elise Valmorbida

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Maria Vittoria

By: Elise Valmorbida

1923, dans un hameau perdu au coeur des Dolomites. Maria Vittoria est une jeune femme belle et discrète. Quand son père désigne pour elle son futur époux, Maria s'incline, et bientôt le couple fonde un foyer et ouvre un magasin. Or l'ombre du fascisme et la menace de la guerre pourraient bien rompre l'équilibre et séparer les familles. Entre amour et haine, jalousie et générosité, foi et raison, Maria devra choisir son destin. Au prix, parfois, d'immenses sacrifices... Avec Maria Vittoria, Elise Valmorbida livre un sublime portrait de femme et nous donne à voir le visage authentique d'une Italie Méconnue. Une saga poignante, en cours de traduction dans sept pays, qui n'est pas sans rappeler Suite française d'Irène Némirovsky ou encore La Bicyclette bleue de Régine Deforges. Un roman profondément émouvant sur la vie d'une femme en temps de guerre, un nouvel Autant en emporte le vent. PopSugar Ensorcelant. The Times

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Préludes

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2253905038

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