The Virgin Blue

This book I read for the first book club I have ever joined. We are meeting later this month to discuss the book.

I can not say I loved it. I would have never chosen it on my own. The book flips back and forth between present time and the 1500's. It takes place in Europe during the religious wars. There was a lot of French through out the book and to me, the story seemed to be all over the place. I found the story interesting. I think I like the historical parts of the book better than the more current parts of the story line.

Read February 2009-

Lucia, Lucia

I loved love loved this book! What a beautiful tale of Lucia a woman growing up in Greenwich Village in a big Italian Family in the 1950's. If there has ever been a book that made me want to be in another time period,, this one is it.
Adriana Trigiani had me laughing and crying through out this story. The main character Lucia is a smart and successful girl for her age. She believes in herself and is highly independent. I felt that I could relate to her character and to her views on life, love, children and marriage.
I read this book because when I ready Very Valentine, by the same author there is mention of a movie being made about Lucia. I am so glad that I did read it. I can't help but think about the characters in Mrs. Trigiani's books, they are so beautifully developed.
Read- March 2009