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The Other Side of Tuscany |  | Author: N. A. Stolfo Corti
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 45503
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B003AQBC1W
Publication Date: March 1, 2010
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Product Description
A heartbreaking true story of one woman's personal triumph over an abusive relationship set amidst the high-stakes world of Italy's fashion elite.
Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Other Side of Tuscany captures the beauty and power achieved when we come to forgive those who hurt us the most.
A tour de force for women. And for the power of love.
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REVIEW
"Tuscany like you've never seen it before. Nancy's story is full of power and emotion, and teaches us that forgiveness is the doorway to freedom." - Elisa Lorello, Bestselling Kindle Author of FAKING IT
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 A Phenomenal Read: The Other Side of Tuscany July 11, 2010
Meg
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I hear about Tuscany, I picture a lavish culture full of romance, exotic cuisine and a lush and leisurely lifestyle. The Other Side of Tuscany dives beneath the golden horizon into the complicated and intricate culture of Tuscany and its people, a place that may or may not be so appealing after all.
Author Nancy Stolfo-Corti takes us into a world that is deeply unknown, covered by the exotic nature of romance. What is it like to live and love in Tuscany, a place so deep of contradictions and ripples beneath the surface? A world shrouded in dark nature of relationships, and certainly for a woman, is uncovered piece by piece in this dramatic memoir.
As we follow Nancy's experiences as an American traveling to Italy and back to the US, we are led into stories of turmoil, independence, defiance, and acceptance. From the infidelity of her husband to raising two children in a foreign land, we walk with her through a range of emotions ending with forgiveness and acceptance.
Nancy's honest reflections of her life remind us that life is indeed messy, and that no matter what external or internal challenges or obstacles there may be, we can come out of these experiences transformed.
Written with exquisite poise, Nancy's language transports us into her life, but into our own lives as well, places that we may not have acknowledged or even seen before.
As a creative journaling facilitator, I have used The Other Side of Tuscany to illustrate the poignant use of setting and descriptions of imagery interweaved with the stirring emotional conflict.
 A waste of money April 15, 2010
SweetP (Calgary, AB Canada)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I had high expectations after having read the previous reviews, once read I was sorely disappointed. Poorly edited with too many spelling mistakes. Disjointed story told in a confusing manner. I forced myself to finish the book but could find no redeeming value in having done so.
honest poignant memoir April 2, 2010
A. Bennett (Spokane, Washington)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book very poignant and the author very courageous to be so honest in dealing with her emotions. I think many women will relate to her experiences. The story spans about 25 years and it took her that long to come to the point in her life where she could find herself and move on. She doesn't gloss over the difficulties and the time it takes to heal and forgive. Very realistic, I could not put the book down, but I found the structure and format ( I read in on my Kindle in e-book format ) to be disjointed. I had to re-read the sentences several times because the punctuation simply was not there at times. I don't know if that was because of the e-book format or the author's style of writing. This is why I gave it a four star instead of a five star. It definitely is a book which makes you think about women's issues and the men we live with!
There is magic in this memoir. March 20, 2010
Neros Ramazzotti (NYC)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found the book in JFK last December with a hand written note from the author.Magic? Mistake? Lost?She spoke to me as if by fate. After reading her story framed in streaming conscienceness of poetry, pain and pleasure, I feel almost a kinship to this woman. I applaud her courage and creativity in getting the word out about abuse and rising from it. I look forward to more of her work.
Incredibly boring March 17, 2010
VB (Upland, CA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read 45% of the book and just archived it away. I tried to get into the book even to the point of Googling the author for a more in depth view. Still, I found the story disjointed, slow-moving, and utterly boring.
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