Follow Your Heart is a bittersweet tale that explores the reflections and revelations of aging. This lyrical novel has earned author Susanna Tamaro prestigious awards as it quickly became an international success, touching the hearts of readers worldwide. Over 1.8 million copies have been sold in Italy alone. With winter and death approaching, Olga, an elderly Italian woman, writes a long letter to her granddaughter in America. In it, she shares her loves, her lifelong secrets, and the history of her tragic relationship with her daughter (the granddaughter's mother). After a lifetime lived in a patriarchal society, Olga also contemplates the frailty of her family ties. Stressing the need to follow her heart, the pensive grandmother speaks to her granddaughter across the miles and years that separate them. The resulting pages convey her inner journey and hard-won knowledge to the young woman with eloquent clarity.
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" I absolutely love this book about life and death, about the ropes that tie family together. I can read it again and again, that's how much I love this book. really hits you hard so prepare to cry from the first page to the last. " — Megan (5 out of 5 stars)
" I absolutely love this book about life and death, about the ropes that tie family together. I can read it again and again, that's how much I love this book. really hits you hard so prepare to cry from the first page to the last. "
" Buku ini seperti sebuah monolog yang panjaaaaaaaaaannnng! Ugh...I didn't like it! totally...... It's so boring... "
" This is one of my favorite books of all times, and I just bought an Italian copy (in Italy) so that I can use it as a tool to practice my Italian :) I wish I hadn't just read that the author is pro-life and against euthanasia :( "
" banyak banget kutipan-kutipan cinta dari buku ini yang gw simpen di diary *halaaaaaaaaaaaaah* XDdan memang isinya renungan-renungan tentang cinta dan hidupLove this book so much! "
" Este livro foi-me oferecido e acho que nem acabei de o ler. Quase nem me lembrava que o tinha! Mas deve ser bom de acordo com a crítica geral. "
" I think this book really ticked me off, just a bunch of letters nobody ever read "
" buku yang bagus, memang awalnya agak membosankan karna kebanyakan si nenek monolog (berbicara dengan hati dan kenangannya). Tapi tidak mengecewakan meski lebih suka bukunya susanna tamaro yang Rispondini :) "
" Facevo la quinta elementare e mi parve già ingenuotto. Vabbè,me ne vergogno abbastanza.. "
" Banale, buonista, debole. Un libro che ha costruito il suo successo praticamente su una singola frase fortunata... "
" it is heart that matters in the end.. "
" nice book of life and love lessons from other "
Barbara Caruso, winner of numerous Earphones Awards for narration, is an accomplished actress. A graduate of London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she was a featured player in the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has played starring roles on Broadway and in theaters across the country. She won the Alexander Scourby Reader of the Year Award for her performances of young adult fiction and has more than one hundred audiobook narrations to her credit.
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