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Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Cespedes
$24.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
Out running an errand, Valeria Cossati gives in to a sudden impulse - she buys a shiny black notebook. She starts keeping a diary in secret, recording her concerns about her daughter, fears her husband will discover her new habit and the constant churn of the domestic routine. With each entry Valeria pl ...Show more
Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Cespedes (translated by Anne Goldstein)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Out running errands, Valeria Cossati gives in to a sudden impulse - she buys a shiny black notebook. Hiding it from her husband and children, she begins to record and scrutinise her life, writing of the daily domestic routine, her children's struggles in love and minor rifts in her marriage. Gradually, ...Show more
Her Side of the Story by Alba de Cespedes
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
"Looking back over her life, Alessandra Corteggiani recalls her youth during the rise of fascism in 1930s Rome. A sensitive child, she was always alert to the loneliness and dissatisfaction of her mother and the other women in their crowded apartment block. Observing how their lives were weighed down by ...Show more
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