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The Sardinian Story by Francesca Scanacapra will take you on an emotional rollercoaster by Francesca Scanacapra will take you on an emotional rollercoaster is the latest book from author Francesca Scanacapra. Francesca was born in Italy to an English mother and Italian father, and her childhood was spent living between England and Italy. Her adult life has been somewhat nomadic with periods spent living in Italy, England, France, Senegal and Spain. In 2021 she returned to her native country and back to her earliest roots to pursue her writing career full time. Francesca now resides permanently in rural Lombardy in the house built by her great-grandfather which was the inspiration for the Paradiso Novels (Paradiso, Return to Paradiso and. The Daughter of Paradiso). Francesca is also the author of The Lost Boy of Bologna, published by Silvertail Books. The Sardinian Story is her fifth novel.
Apennine Mountains, Italy, 1965 Leonora Bacchetti was once a happy child. But at the age of seventeen, she has become a wild and rebellious young woman who leaves her parents in despair when she runs away from home with a group of itinerant travellers. In the eyes of their friends and neighbours in the tight-knit village of Montacciolo, her parents’ good name is ruined. At first, Leonorakeeps in touch with her mother and father, sending letters and postcards from different countries until, very abruptly, her correspondence stops. The girl has vanished. Vague, unreliable rumours of her fate abound, but newspaper appeals, police and private investigations reveal nothing. Until, eighteen years later, in the midst of a snowstorm, a stranger from Sardinia knocks on the door of Leonora’s father’s little mountain house. Now a widower, he has come to terms with never knowing what happened to his daughter. But everything changes when the unexpected visitor claims that he has new information. The two men quickly bond and gradually begin to piece together the truth about Lenora, provoking deep questions about her life and how they have lived their own–questions about love, loyalty, honesty and what being a family really means.
The Sardinian Story is a beautiful read. It has an epic sweeping narrative that takes you on an emotional rollercoaster as you read.
With vivid characters and richly layered plot, it’s a book you will not forget reading and one you will find yourself recommending it to friends. The perfect book for book clubs as well as there are so many discussion points within the story.
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