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Tourmaline
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A vividly imagined novel from award-winning Joanna Scott. In the mid-1950s, an American family travels to an island off the coast of Italy to make a fortune in gemstones.
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“What a shame. I liked it until I hated it. On page 194 I had to close it, give up on it. It changed tone completely, got kind of abstract and stream-of-consciousness-y. Oh well. I'm sorry.
I liked the era and the setting but not enough to find out what happened to Adriana Nardi or the Murdoch family. And it's not that the writing wasn't beautiful--it was.
But I think it's useful to note that at any particular point in our lives our minds are full not just of our own memories but of the experiences of characters from the books we've been reading. That's if we are lucky to have the education and leisure to read at all. And the curiosity. p. 64
Those who forgot their dreams upon waking drank blackberry tea to help them remember. p. 136
the peste di sogni--the plague of dreams
What else do I remember? Looking for a gold earring I lost on the street in Porto Azzurro. Watching six fishermen in a row pass along a single wooden match to light their six cigarettes. p. 147
The Elbans were suspicious of him. Suspicion being the action of accusation held in suspense. p. 155”
About Joanna Scott
Joanna Scott is the author of eleven books, including The Manikin, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Various Antidotes and Arrogance, which were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Awards; and the critically acclaimed Make Believe, Tourmaline, Liberation, and Follow Me. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Award.
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