When Walls Talk
Book description
"Be careful with the wooden frame," I instructed the workers. "I'm told it's original to the building."
"You actually want to keep these old studs, Toni?"
"Of course! I can breathe new life into them. Repurpose them into shelves or a tabletop."
It's what I was attempting to do with…
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Why read it?
1 author picked When Walls Talk as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The distance in this novella takes a unique form as Toni, working on the building of her bookshop in the space of a one-time bakery belonging to her family, discovers something special in the walls. The discovery takes her to the arrival and experiences of her ancestors in Chicago’s Little Italy, the same locale of the soon-to-be bookshop.
My favorite part of the book is the relationship that develops between the Toni of today and the Vittorio of the past, as well as the understanding Toni comes to about her ancestors through Vittorio’s voice. Time and death present forms of…
From J.'s list on close relationships despite distance.
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