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Book Review: ‘One Italian Summer’: Magical Realism Dealing With Loss and Life

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Book Review: ‘One Italian Summer’: Magical Realism Dealing With Loss and Life
The novel is set in scenic Positano in Italy's Amalfi coast. leoks/Shutterstock
Anita L. Sherman
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I wanted to like this book from the beginning. I was hooked on the fact that it takes place in Italy during the summer. What’s not to love.

I learned it was about a strong mother-daughter relationship. I also learned it was about loss. I had a mother; I have a daughter.

Anita L. Sherman
Anita L. Sherman
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Anita L. Sherman is an award-winning journalist who has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor for local papers and regional publications in Virginia. She now works as a freelance writer and is working on her first novel. She is the mother of three grown children and grandmother to four, and she resides in Warrenton, Va. She can be reached at [email protected]
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