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Innocence
Innocence
Author: Penelope Fitzgerald
Beautiful Chiara is the last of the Ridolfi, a Florentine family of long lineage and eccentric habits. She is smitten with Salvatore, a brilliant but penniless doctor, a rational man who wants nothing to do with romance. This is the story of how these two--with the best intentions, the kindest of instincts, and the most meddlesome of friends--ma...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395908723
ISBN-10: 0395908728
Publication Date: 9/3/1998
Pages: 224
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3.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Mariner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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From Threepenny Review:
"What is remarkable about "Innocence" is the completeness of its Italianness, political, religious, moral, and physical...It is an exquisite mosaic, where every tiny piece is part of a world."
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classic Penelope Fitzgerald - set in Florence, Italy in 1955.


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