Enchantments
A Novel
$29.36
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2006
Summary
The narrator of Linda Ferri’s charismatic debut is a fortunate daughter, growing up with her family in Italy and France, leading a life of wonder and plenty. There is horseback riding. There are late-night ice cream runs. There are neighbors, friends, and eventually, boys. For the time being, suffering means tickle torture, a lost turtle, or a bossy friend.
But, as she grows, the world around her begins to sharpen. Shadows appear and doubts begin to creep. And finally, the dangers of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400033522 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1400033527 |
| Author: | Linda Ferri |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2006 |
| Weight: | 156g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 133mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Vintage International |
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Critics Review
“[A] potent debut … genuinely, even nakedly, touching.” – The New York Times
“Testifies to the pleasures of the examined life… . Shows us how simply a life is made, minute by minute, scene by scene.” –Los Angeles Times
“Enchantments looks back at the fairy-tale world that its narrator lived in … and celebrates the bittersweet wonder of having grown up in her own family… . Ferri handles the subject sure-handedly and gracefully.” –The Washington Post
Linda Ferri
Linda Ferri coauthored with Nanni Moretti the screenplay The Son’s Room, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and was released by Miramax in 2002. She lives in Italy.
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