Casa Rossa
Casa Rossa by Francesca Marciano, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on October 14, 2003, is a reprint edition comprising 352 pages. This novel centers around a crumbling farmhouse in Puglia, which Alina Strada’s grandfather purchased when it was unwanted. As Alina prepares the house for sale, she seeks to uncover the memories tied to three women whose passions have profoundly influenced her family’s troubled history.
Readers will find a narrative that weaves through various time periods, from Jazz Age Paris to 1950s Rome and modern-day New York, while consistently returning to the striking landscapes of southern Italy. The story explores themes of family life and the complexities of relationships, focusing on Alina’s grandmother Renee, her mother Alba, and her sister Isabella. Each woman’s experiences of love, art, and political fervor contribute to a rich tapestry of secrets and betrayals that echo through generations.
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A crumbling farmhouse in Puglia, Casa Rossa was bought by Alina Strada’s grandfather at a time when no one else wanted it. Now busy preparing it for sale, Alina endeavors to recover the memories it still harbors—in particular of three women whose passions indelibly shaped her family’s dark past. There’s grandmother Renee, whose love of novelty won over everything else. Alina’s mother, Alba, whose marriage to a screenwriter inspired both great art and unbearable sadness. Finally Isabella, Alina’s sister, whose fervent politics drove her to ever-escalating betrayals. Moving from Jazz Age Paris to 1950s Rome to modern-day New York, but returning always to the uncompromising beauty of Italy’s south, Casa Rossa is a spellbinding story of how loves and losses, secrets and lies, resonate across the generations.
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