Woman Zone CT
  • Home
  • About
    • Vision
    • The WZ Team
    • Background
    • Projects >
      • Artscape Womens Humanity Walk
      • The Everywoman Project
      • Women's Walks
  • The Women's Library
  • Book Club
    • About
    • Book Reviews
  • Podcast
  • Blog
  • Contact
WELCOME TO THE WOMAN ZONE BOOK REVIEW PAGE.                   
​This is where members of the WZ Book Club get to share their thoughts on titles seen on the shelves of our Women’s Library. All reviews are unsolicited and only those attending the WZBC may borrow and review books.
The Woman Zone Book Club meets on the 2nd Saturday of every month between 2pm and 4pm at The Women’s Library, ground floor, Artscape.  All are welcome.
​
We welcome your reviews of women-authored books. Send between 200-500 words and cover pic if possible to info@womanzonect.co.za or hipzone@mweb and we will post it here! 

The Tuscan Contessa

12/9/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
​IAuthor:  Dinah Jeffries
Publisher:
Penguin Random House 
Reviewer:
Beryl Eichenberger
In this book we are thrown back into wartime Italy and Jeffries produces a beautifully crafted novel while never forgetting the horrors of war. While this may not be termed the lightest of reads it is yet another story that reveals the bravery of ordinary people caught in the grip of war and what they will do to save the lives of those true to them. Tuscany in 1943 and Contessa Sofia de Corsi’s idyllic life is about to be disrupted as the Germans arrive in her beautiful village. 
She agrees to shelter a wounded British Radio operator unbeknown to her husband, putting all their lives at risk. But it is the feisty (with red hair to match) Italian/American resistance fighter Maxine who appears on Sofia’s doorstep and draws her into the underground fight that is at the core of the book. There are no middle paths during war and this is emphasised in the risks and secrets that enter their lives. Heart stopping moments, palpable fear and the romance of the ill-fated conspire to bring the warmth of Italy into your lounge and the acid taste of a world gone mad. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
    • Vision
    • The WZ Team
    • Background
    • Projects >
      • Artscape Womens Humanity Walk
      • The Everywoman Project
      • Women's Walks
  • The Women's Library
  • Book Club
    • About
    • Book Reviews
  • Podcast
  • Blog
  • Contact