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ClareR (6062 KP) rated Two Women in Rome in Books

Jun 15, 2021  
Two Women in Rome
Two Women in Rome
Elizabeth Buchan | 2021 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Two Women in Rome is a truly captivating story set in two time periods. In the present day, Lottie is an archivist working in Rome who comes across a painting once owned by an English woman called Nina who died in the late 1970’s. The painting appears to be valuable, painted in the fifteenth century.

Lottie also finds Nina’s journal in her personal effects, and the more of it she reads, the more she wants to find out about her life.

I loved the details about Rome in both timelines - I’ve visited Rome and loved it. The strong female characters were also a big plus point for me. Lottie is a head archivist, she really knows what she’s doing and is confident in her abilities. Nina is also an assertive woman - she is often in new situations that many would find themselves floundering in (Ok, that sounds really vague, but I don’t want to give anything away!)

This is a book about secrets: about keeping them, and what happens when they are revealed - both good and bad. This isn’t a book that goes fast and hard in its revelations. Quite opposite in fact, and probably why I liked it so much. I love a well told story, and I really felt that I knew the women in this because of that feeling of not being rushed through the story.

There’s a fair amount of Italian politics in this, some of which I had never known about, so that was another plus point. I hadn’t realised that Italy had had quite such a tumultuous political life for so long after World War Two. The novel has a great mix of themes, actually: secrets, history, politics, life in Rome, betrayal, guilt. I think I’m becoming a bit of an Elizabeth Buchan fan because I really enjoyed her last book The Museum of Broken Promises, as well. Both books are set in Europe, with the aftereffects of great political upheavals, ostensibly going back to World War Two. This book is well worth reading - I’d definitely recommend it.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and NetGalley for my copy of this book.
  
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MaryAnn (14 KP) rated Unimaginable: What Our World Would Be Like Without Christianity in Books

Mar 5, 2019  
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Unimaginable: What Our World Would Be Like Without Christianity
Jeremiah J. Johnston
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
What would our world be like without Christianity? Jeremiah J. Johnston has taken time to write his thoughts about this. A world without Christianity would be a very dark place to be.



In his book, he looks at how Christianity has stood against the wrongs of slavery, racism, eugenics, and injustices toward women and children. How democracy, freedom and a whole value, and modern education and the legal systems all owe a lot to Christianity.



In his research, Mr. Johnston takes us back through church history and we explore what was and if we aren't careful what can be again.



This is a very thoroughly researched book, full of insight and leaves the reader thankful for Christianity.



I would recommend this book to read. It is informative and eye-opening.



 I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”