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Summary: Thank you Martha T. Cummings for another great novel.
Review: A beautiful and very personal second novel. Ms. Cummings has done it again! The Wisdom of Angels takes us back again to Italia where culture, history and most of all family are the main themes. As in her first novel, Straddling the Borders, Ms. Cummings takes us on a journey to uncover her familial roots, only this time she travels to the birthplace of her Grandmother. The enduring admiration and love Martha and Laurie share for their Nonna comes through in the rich prose and easy dialogue conjuring feelings of longing for those childhood days where the best place around was on a grandmother's lap. Ms. Cummings also very poetically reminds us that a mother's love is best of all with her tender dedication at the opening of the book and the bittersweet final chapter. And the food! Move over Ruth Reichl! Ms. Cummings knows how to capture the essence of the dining experience and she keeps us laughing through all of her gastrointestinal endeavors. A splendid mixture of family, friendship, laughter and travel The Wisdom of Angels is a must read.
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Summary: Thank you Martha T. Cummings for another great novel.
Review: A beautiful and very personal second novel. Ms. Cummings has done it again! The Wisdom of Angels takes us back again to Italia where culture, history and most of all family are the main themes. As in her first novel, Straddling the Borders, Ms. Cummings takes us on a journey to uncover her familial roots, only this time she travels to the birthplace of her Grandmother. The enduring admiration and love Martha and Laurie share for their Nonna comes through in the rich prose and easy dialogue conjuring feelings of longing for those childhood days where the best place around was on a grandmother's lap. Ms. Cummings also very poetically reminds us that a mother's love is best of all with her tender dedication at the opening of the book and the bittersweet final chapter. And the food! Move over Ruth Reichl! Ms. Cummings knows how to capture the essence of the dining experience and she keeps us laughing through all of her gastrointestinal endeavors. A splendid mixture of family, friendship, laughter and travel The Wisdom of Angels is a must read.
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Summary: Unearthing my Italian roots
Review: Anyone wondering about their ancestral past (no matter which country holds the key) has got to read this book. Start with her first "Straddling the Borders; The year I grew up in Italy". Then read this one, "Wisdon of Angels: Unearthing my Italian Roots" You will laugh, cry and be inspired to follow her lead and go back to your parents',grandparents, or great grandparents's homeland and search for your roots. Even if you aren't of Italian descent you will appreciate her love of this beautiful country and want to board the next plane to Italy.
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Summary: Unearthing my Italian roots
Review: Anyone wondering about their ancestral past (no matter which country holds the key) has got to read this book. Start with her first "Straddling the Borders; The year I grew up in Italy". Then read this one, "Wisdon of Angels: Unearthing my Italian Roots" You will laugh, cry and be inspired to follow her lead and go back to your parents',grandparents, or great grandparents's homeland and search for your roots. Even if you aren't of Italian descent you will appreciate her love of this beautiful country and want to board the next plane to Italy.
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Summary: Journey into the Past
Review: Genealogists will delight in this journey into the past. We all dream of the day when we will be able to go "over the pond" to visit the homesteads and haunts of our ancestors. Ms. Cummings does that in a compelling way. She shares with us the frustrations and triumphs of finding those elusive pieces to the puzzle. Well done, Ms. Cummings, and thank you for giving me the incentive to get back into the notes to make one more step toward my own journey to the past. Ireland is not too far away and I hope my journey will be equally successful. For those who aren't doing their genealogy, I believe her story is a great read for you also. You'll meet some great people and "see" some great scenery in her book along the way. Who knows, maybe she'll tempt you into the great avocation of genealogy. Thank you for taking me along, Ms. Cummings
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Summary: Journey into the Past
Review: Genealogists will delight in this journey into the past. We all dream of the day when we will be able to go "over the pond" to visit the homesteads and haunts of our ancestors. Ms. Cummings does that in a compelling way. She shares with us the frustrations and triumphs of finding those elusive pieces to the puzzle. Well done, Ms. Cummings, and thank you for giving me the incentive to get back into the notes to make one more step toward my own journey to the past. Ireland is not too far away and I hope my journey will be equally successful. For those who aren't doing their genealogy, I believe her story is a great read for you also. You'll meet some great people and "see" some great scenery in her book along the way. Who knows, maybe she'll tempt you into the great avocation of genealogy. Thank you for taking me along, Ms. Cummings
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