The Beautiful Summer
Author: Cesare Pavese
Category: Other
Published: 2018
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Read Online'An astonishing portrait of an innocent on the verge of discovering the cruelties of love... an inimitable read' Elizabeth Strout, from the introduction'Life was a perpetual holiday in those days...'Italy, 1930s. It's the height of summer and sixteen-year-old Ginia is desperate for adventure. So begins a fateful friendship with Amelia, a stylish and sophisticated artist's model who envelops her in a dazzling new world of bohemian artists and intoxicating freedom. Under the spell of her new friends, Ginia soon falls in love with Guido, an enigmatic young painter. It's the start of a desperate love affair, charged with false hope and overwhelming passion - destined to last no longer than the course of a summer.The Beautiful Summer is a gorgeous coming-of-age tale of lost innocence and first love, by one of Italy's greatest writers.'Pavese, to me, is a constant source of inspiration' Jhumpa...
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