In Bruno's Shadow
Book description
A troubled young Croatian woman named Dubravka travels to the site of apparitions of the Virgin Mary and witnesses a miracle. Twenty years later, after working as a kitchen sister in a cloistered convent, she goes to Rome where she finds that for a few months prior to the pope's…
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1 author picked In Bruno's Shadow as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Ardizzone is one of those American novelists who deserves more recognition.
In Bruno’s Shadow, set in Rome, is writing of the highest order from a novelist who tackles big themes and big personalities and fills each page with wisdom and insight of the highest order.
Ardizzone artfully weaves together the stories of seven strangers whose fates--and faiths--become intertwined as they make a pilgrimage to the fountains, the churches, and the miracles of Rome.
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