The Tuscan Child

The book is a nice love story and very entertaining. I enjoyed references to Italy and Italian language since I am a big fan of both. The plot got me hooked up and I was rooting for a happy end even though you know since page 1 what is the ending of the father story.

What bugged me was the naiveté of the book. Everything is portrayed as black and white: the Allies are good (oh no, it's OK that they bombed a monastery, they're fighting the Germans!), the Germans are bad, Italian food is good, English food is bad, Italians are devoted and happy etc. The amount of these naive assumptions got pretty ridiculous throughout the book.

One of the most intricate pieces of fiction I've ever absorbed. I got to the point where I lost all track of time finishing the book because I needed to know the ending. I'm sad that it's over, but I'm looking forward to reading more from this author! I felt like I was in Italy.