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“Wandering through Life” by Donna Leon
Comissario Brunetti is one of my favorite mystery characters, and for years I enthusiastically followed him on the streets of Venice. So when I learned that Donna Leon wrote a memoir, I got excited to learn more about the woman who created not only Brunetti but also Paula, Signorina Elettra, Vianello, and Patta. I knew
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“Small Worlds” by Caleb Azumah Nelson
“Small Worlds” is the second novel by a young British-Ghananian writer and photographer, Caleb Azumah Nelson. It’s a contemporary coming-of-age story of Stephen, whose family emigrated from Ghana to find a better life in England. The novel is written in a poetic, documentary style as we follow Stephen’s path to adulthood. He is a gentle
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“The Pole” by J.M. Coetzee
“The Pole” is the second book by J.M. Coetzee I read, “Disgrace” being the first one, remaining one of my favorite novels of all time. This time, the author tells the story of love between 70-year-old Polish virtuoso pianist Witold and a 50-year-old woman, Beatriz. Beatriz is a patron of arts, living in Barcelona, and
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