The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
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'You don't read this book, you live it' Erin Kelly
'Holds the reader under a spell from start to finish' O, the Oprah Magazine
'If you're going through Elena Ferrante withdrawals, this is the book for you' Harper's Bazaar
If Stella Fortuna means 'lucky star,' then life must have a…
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2 authors picked The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved the generational sweep of this novel, its gorgeously written history of Calabria, and its character and relationship studies. Though it is fiction and borders on magical realism, Grames spent time in her ancestral village to give the setting and background a wonderful sense of authenticity.
I loved Stella, who overcame bad luck over the decades, and her intense relationship with her sister, Tina. As a woman who wondered about the back story of her own Italian grandmother and old aunts, I was captivated by the descriptions, the attention to language and detail, and this heartbreaking tale of crushing…
From Helene's list on why your family left Southern Italy a century ago.
Juliet Grames used her grandmother’s life in early twentieth-century Italy as a foundation for this novel about two sisters—Stella and Tina. Everyday things in their Italian village erupt into life-threatening situations that Stella somehow survives until even her mother believes she must be a source of curses. Stella’s father, Antonio, continually denigrates the women in his life, but still, Stella thrives and does all she can to protect her sister. Through personal experience, I understand how misogyny can destroy a woman’s self-worth. The beauty of fantasy and Stella’s unwavering determination combine to make Grames’s novel a beacon of hope for…
From Sue's list on historical stories to fly you into fantasy.
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