book reviews
Reviews of books that explore the complexities of family throughout history and across cultures.
The Gift of the Innocent
If it weren’t for the fact that the book is yellowed, flecked, cracked, if it weren’t for the fact that the edition (Garzanti 1942) is a reprint of the original for the publishing Treves of 1926, I would say that the style of “The Gift of the Innocent”, by Milly Dandolo, is similar to that of many contemporary authors, surprisingly modern for the time, albeit influenced by the decadent climate. It is no coincidence that Dandolo, in addition to being a writer for children — a collaborator of Il Giornalino at the age of fourteen, together with Gian Burrasca’s Vamba — was also a translator of foreign masterpieces. Italian versions and adaptations of Dickens, Maupassant, Katherine Mansfield, Bernardin de Saint Pierre, D. H. Lawrence and Barrie are due to her.
By Patrizia Poli4 years ago in Families
With Respect for Imperfect Girls Make Perfect Role Models … Important New Book for Teen Girls
Take it or leave it … my teacher’s opinion. I’m furious about what is happening to our teenage girls and the “rampant perfectionism” imposed by social media. Finally, there are new stories about real girls around the world who pursue their passions and build their self-confidence and success along the way. How wonderful for all teen girls to have this opportunity to see them as role-models!
By Annemarie Berukoff4 years ago in Families
A Reading List for Parents to Help Children with their Emotions
Children feel a gamut of emotions and it can sometimes be hard to find the words to express them. This can make children feel isolated and anxious. Here is a helpful reading list that you can share with children, which will help them to come to terms with any turmoil or confusion that they may be feeling.
By Sheeba Manish4 years ago in Families
Review of Home Doctor: Practical Medicine for Every Family
Among other natural treatment options, readers will find medical supplies they need in their home, natural pharmaceutical alternatives, and organic painkillers that grow in their garden in the book.
By Shiran Kapila Jayawardhane4 years ago in Families
Feeling all my Feelings Book by Kim T.S.
Reading and writing are just a couple of my favorite things to do! You can often catch me reading live on Facebook, Diana Costas is the name, check me out! Now I will begin to give my reviews on some of the books I have read on this blog, why not start with a Children’s book! This will be the first of many reviews so I am very excited.
By The Vibe Podcast 4 years ago in Families
Unfinished Love
* It can be said that nature is a little different --- Pawan is a stupid boy. He will do whatever they say. God may not have given him the feeling of judging good and evil. That is why everyone called him Pawan Pagal. Who knows what happens to the forehead of Bidhata when the joke! Suddenly, leaving him and his mother in an unknown disease, his father Suben Hajra left all the bonds of this world and passed away. In the mourning, his physically disabled mother and orphaned him and left, not to return to the world. In an instant he lost everything and was left alone.
By Bijan Mondal4 years ago in Families
