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I almost did not make it through the first half - tedious, archaic, blah. But one needs to plough through all that to understand the second half. And if while reading the second half, one remembers that the book was written in 1908, the light definitely shines through.
Young malleable Lucy Honeychurch and her cousin, Charlotte, are visiting Florence, Italy and staying at a Pensione with other British tourists. They have been given rooms overlooking a courtyard rather than the city and the Arno River. A father and his son, George Emerson have the rooms with the view and offer to exchange with them. At first Charlotte sees the Emersons as beneath them, but eventually gives in to the trade. The snobbery and the ranking at the Pensione, along with Charlotte's char
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This was much lighter reading than I expected. Enjoyed it but once I realized this wasn't some ponderous novel, I expected it to have a few more sillier moments. Still, a very good read.
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Nov 24, 2015
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