Re: OT: Book recommendations

Well, it's not fiction, but I have a book about an American who moved to Sicily when she married a Sicilian in the early 60s and how things were changing back then from the traditional agrarian life to something more modern, and if *I* were going over there, I would find it fun to read so I could compare. If you want it, email me your snail address (mmeahan at sonic dot net) and I'll priority-mail it to you.

Margie wrote:
I'm one of those people who really only reads while on vacation. I'm
looking for a book to take to Italy -- but strictly for reading on the
plane. My criteria: Fiction, not too heavy subject matter,
page-turner that grabs you on page 1 and doesn't let go, and nothing
over 300 pages or so. (My friend and I are gonna swap books, so I
need something I can read from start to finish pretty quickly.) I

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