Con uno stile che affascina e incuriosisce fin dalla prima pagina; Laura Benedetti scrive la storia dolce e mai sdolcinata di tre generazioni di donne che dallAbruzzo finiscono in Maryland e in Utah. Del libro colpiscono; oltre alla vicenda interessante; attuale e spunto di varie riflessioni; il modo di scrivere che con poche parole dice tante cose...Rinchiusi in una modesta urna cineraria; i resti mortali di Alice seguono con straniata partecipazione le vicende delle due generazioni di donne che la vecchia bibliotecaria abruzzese trapiantata negli Stati Uniti si egrave; lasciata alle spalle.La figlia Jane; eroina di un conformismo quasi compiuto; e la nipote Sara; imbronciata adolescente in piena crisi di crescita morale e di identitagrave; sessuale; si adoperano per rispettare le stralunate ultime volontagrave; della matriarca emigrata; e la piugrave; giovane si offre di portarne le ceneri in Italia.Lrsquo;attende un paese diverso da quello iscritto nel suo immaginario; come diversa si rivela la figura della nonna scomparsa; in un viaggio che costringe a misurare la distanza tra passato e presente; illusione e realtagrave;; le ragioni di chi parte e quelle di chi resta.Laura Benedetti insegna letteratura Italiana alla Georgetown University (Washington; DC; USA). Ha pubblicato; tra lrsquo;altro; laquo;La sconfitta di Diana. Un percorso per la lsquo;Gerusalemme liberatarsquo;raquo;; la traduzione inglese di laquo;Esortazioni alle donne e agli altriraquo; di Lucrezia Marinella e laquo;The Tigress in the Snow. Motherhood and Literature in Twentieth-Century Italyraquo;; vincitore del Premio Flaiano per lrsquo;Italianistica.Questo egrave; il suo primo romanzo.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Another Christmas treasure arranged by Brent Edstrom!By J. GodwinAnother excellent book of arrangements by Brent Edstrom. and just in time to enjoy for Christmas! I already have 15 of the other books in this series. and this one is already in my "top 5" of the series. There were only 5 songs I did not know in this book (28 total songs). but I am enjoying learning and enjoying the new ones as well. A few additional songs may not be familiar to others (e.g.. We Need a Little Christmas. Suzy Snowflake). but are familiar to me.This book is slightly more challenging than the Volume 25 "Christmas Songs" book due to a few songs with harder keys and a few complex passages. but the improvisation bridges. richer chords. and more complex sections/rhythms make these arrangements more enjoyable to me. and most of the songs are fairly easy to sight read for an intermediate to early advanced pianist. There are a number of different of styles in this book (swing. stride. boogie. ballad. gospel). which also add variety. I was glad to see a few of the "Rudolph movie" songs included in the selection (Silver and Gold. The Most Wonderful Day of the Year).The songs are included on one of the product images (back cover). but I have included them below for easier reading.I highly recommend this book. and hope you will enjoy it as much as I do if you decide to purchase.The full list of songs are:All I Want for Christmas Is YouAll I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front TeethAuld Lang SyneBaby. Its Cold OutsideChristmas IsDo You Hear What I HearFeliz NavidadFrosty the Snow ManA Holly Jolly ChristmasI Heard the Bells on Christmas DayI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausIve Got My Love to Keep Me WarmIts Beginning to Look Like ChristmasJingle Bell RockJingle BellsThe Little Drummer BoyMistletoe and HollyThe Most Wonderful Day of the YearThe Most Wonderful Time of the YearO Christmas TreeRockin Around the Christmas TreeSilver and GoldSomewhere in My MemorySuzy SnowflakeToylandWe Need a Little ChristmasWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasWhat Are You Doing New Years Eve0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I wish it were spiral-bound.By Jewhen CybuliaThe only problem I have with this book is that it is hard to keep open. I wish it were spiral-bound.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very enjoyable playing experience was had by me with ...By LouAnn DavisA very enjoyable playing experience was had by me with this book. Some of the arrangements were challenging. but that gave me something to work on this past Christmas.
