Volume one of the recently translated quartet of Neapolitan novels by a writer who insists on anonymity. The books span the sixty years of a friendship which begins in post-war Naples between two small girls who from childhood onwards struggle to break free from the restraints of Italy's macho dominated society. Characters, situations and places come alive on the page but you need to concentrate to remember all the connections and beware, read this first one and you could be hooked.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 76 Spring 2015 ) |
