Florence-Italy

REVIEW: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

REVIEW: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

Dear Readers, I don't know if it was Jayne's recent review of the Merchant-Ivory film adaptation of this novel, or a discussion of Forster's works that some of us on Twitter got into a while back. There's also the fact that every time I see Jennie do one of her classics reviews, I think to [...]

REVIEW: Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand

REVIEW: Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand

Dear Mrs. Beaufrand, Ah, the Italian Renaissance. A time of great thinking, great art, major political struggles and few freedoms for women. This book harkens back to my early historical fiction reading and my love of the works of great artists of the day. You would not believe the number of coffee table books I [...]

REVIEW:  The Lost Madonna by Kelly Jones

REVIEW: The Lost Madonna by Kelly Jones

Dear Ms Jones, Last year I wrote you a letter about your first book, “The Seventh Unicorn.” Now, in your second book, you explore an art area close to my heart, Renaissance Italy, and include much more romance than in the first book. Thirty years after leaving Florence with a broken heart, Suzanne Cunningham is [...]