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Another get away and dream of Italy book.
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In 1966, 29-year-old Margot Harrington heads off to Florence, intent on doing her bit to protect its precious books from the great floods--and equally intent on adventure. Serendipity, in the shape of the man she'll fall in love with, leads her to an abbey run by the most knowing of abbesses and work on its library begins. One day a nun comes upon a shockingly pornographic volume, bound with a prayer book. It turns out to be Aretino's lost e ...more
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In 1966, 29-year-old Margot Harrington heads off to Florence, intent on doing her bit to protect its precious books from the great floods--and equally intent on adventure. Serendipity, in the shape of the man she'll fall in love with, leads her to an abbey run by the most knowing of abbesses and work on its library begins. One day a nun comes upon a shockingly pornographic volume, bound with a prayer book. It turns out to be Aretino's lost e ...more
I read this book while I was in the Peace Corps, during which I must have read about 50 books. This is one of the few whose title I remember off-hand. So, I guess you can say it left me with a great impression.
As an American-in-love-with-Europe, I appreciated the premise of the book. But most of all I appreciated the quality with which Hellenga dissected male/female relationships - their limits and susceptibility. I even have several quotes from this book written in one of my journals. It might ...more
As an American-in-love-with-Europe, I appreciated the premise of the book. But most of all I appreciated the quality with which Hellenga dissected male/female relationships - their limits and susceptibility. I even have several quotes from this book written in one of my journals. It might ...more
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