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A review by candacesiegle_greedyreader
I Give It to You by Valerie Martin
5.0
set in Italy. Through a friend, Jan rents a place at a Tuscan villa for a summer, which is owned by an Italian academic who teaches in upstate New York There, she becomes friends with Beatrice, and that friendship will last for decades. Beatrice answers Jan's questions and tells her stories of her family and the villa, especially during WWII. The stories are fascinating. "You like that story?" Beatrice asks. "I give it to you."
Valerie Martin is a very well established novelist and "I Give It to You" is the assured and masterful result of that experience. Yet the book is very fresh, and surprising, filled with delights, alarms, and revelations.
I love the way the end creeps up on you and leaves you (and Jan) in shock, But. then, you realize everything that has gone before, and you shouldn't be surprised.
An excellent novel. Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for access to this title.
~~Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader
Valerie Martin is a very well established novelist and "I Give It to You" is the assured and masterful result of that experience. Yet the book is very fresh, and surprising, filled with delights, alarms, and revelations.
I love the way the end creeps up on you and leaves you (and Jan) in shock, But. then, you realize everything that has gone before, and you shouldn't be surprised.
An excellent novel. Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for access to this title.
~~Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader