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A review by denisec2021
Italian Shoes by Henning Mankell
4.0
I really enjoyed reading this but I'm not sure why. The book starts with the main character living, on his own, on an island - with the only contact being with his hypochrondriac postman. He chooses to live on his own due to an event in his life however, his 'peace' is disturbed by the appearance of an ex-girlfriend from 40 years earlier.
We then follow what happens over the course of a year and how the re-appearance of his ex-girlfriend, and what follows, impacts on him.
It's a book very different to anything I've read recently and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It's the first Henning Mankell novel I've read and I can't wait to read more (although I do understand that this is very different to his Wallender series of books).
The use of language makes this a very readable book with fantastic imagery throughout - a beautiful novel.
We then follow what happens over the course of a year and how the re-appearance of his ex-girlfriend, and what follows, impacts on him.
It's a book very different to anything I've read recently and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It's the first Henning Mankell novel I've read and I can't wait to read more (although I do understand that this is very different to his Wallender series of books).
The use of language makes this a very readable book with fantastic imagery throughout - a beautiful novel.