She is a bit of an outsider but doesn’t seem to notice, or even care. Chiara is ‘a beauty, but not thought beautiful in Florence’ (she is too fair), half-American and with no sense of dress. Chiara is the daughter of the broke Count Ridolfi, owner of a decrepit palazzo and a family history shrouded in sinister myths. Innocence is set in Florence in the 1950s. Be warned, though, Innocence, like her other books, is not action packed, but rather a funny, contemplative story where a lot more goes on than meets the eye. If you enjoy a well-written book, I suspect you will like her novels too. No wonder Fitzgerald has become a writer’s writer, with hoards of author fans. It’s not, of course, and that’s the genius of it. There’s something seductive about Fitzgerald’s writing, it’s so gentle and light that it almost seems effortless.
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