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“gianni solla”

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  • There Was a Time for Such a Word

    A Novel

    by Gianni Solla ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    For fans of The Reader and inspired by historical events in 1940s Italy, a poignant and hopeful novel in which a young, illiterate herdsman learns to read with the help of his two friends— rewriting his destiny in the processSeptember 1942. Young Davide is no stranger to hunger or cruelty. Uneducated but curious, he endures a life of quiet hardship caring for his father’s pigs with only the fiery ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    There Was a Time for Such a Word

    A Novel

    by Gianni Solla ...
    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 42 min

    For fans of The Reader and inspired by historical events in 1940s Italy, a poignant and hopeful novel in which a young, illiterate herdsman learns to read with the help of his two friends— rewriting his destiny in the processSeptember 1942. Young Davide is no stranger to hunger or cruelty. Uneducated but curious, he endures a life of quiet hardship caring for his father’s pigs with only the fiery ... Read more

    Was $35.99 CAD Now $28.99 CAD

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