Bridge of Sighs and Dreams, by Pamela Allegretto
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In Nazi-occupied Rome, the lives of two women collide in an arena of deception, greed, and sacrifice. While political cartoonist Angelina Rosini zigzags through a labyrinth of compassionate allies and cunning spies, Lidia Corsini quenches her greed by turning in Jews to the Nazis. Lidia's spiral into immorality accelerates as swiftly as the Jewish population dwindles and, soon, not even her husband, her son, nor Angelina are immune to her madness.
Bridge of Sighs and Dreams, by Pamela Allegretto- Amazon Sales Rank: #527860 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x 1.02" w x 5.51" l, 1.27 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 458 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Angelina's reminder: "To live in fear is to live half a life" By Pamela B. Diiulio The use of imagery is a gift of Pamela Allegretto in her novel, Bridge of Sighs and Dreams. This is evident when Angelina “imagine[s] herself as a cat burglar, stealing [a] work of art to hang on the wall of her memory.” Much of the tension in the events throughout the novel is reliant on Angelina’s lesson from her mother that “to live in fear is to live half a life,” so she experiences the loss of many family and friends proving that her life is more valuable than living in fear of the Nazi’s or Germans in Nazi-occupied Rome. With the major tension of the novel coming from Lidia Corsini, who is reporting the movement and actions of Jews that ultimately cause their death and destruction by Hitler’s ruthless officers, Angelina strives to keep her daughter, Gina, and herself safe while hoping her husband, Pietro, who has gone off to war, is still alive. Allegretto keeps the reader flipping pages as the events become more sinister through the ongoing efforts of Lidia to acquire power and money. Lidia is simply evil, demonic, the epitome of hell fire. The author’s use of metaphoric language is interesting as experienced in all of her characters; one such example is when Rosalina spews something hurtful out of her mouth and after realizing it, she states, “sometimes my words have a mind of their own. They jump out of my mouth, and before I can stop them, they misbehave. I will take those words back, chew them up, and swallow them.” The author gives life to her language as shown in this brilliant personification. The Bridge of Sighs and Dreams evokes a diversity of emotions in the reader as the characters deal with Mussolini’s Fascist regime and the Nazi occupation while managing to live or die with their personal biases, hates, loves, and dreams.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bridge of Sighs and Dreams By sharon hagstrom Pamela Allegretto's latest novel "Bridge of Sighs and Dreams" is a non stop page turner that will have you riveted and deeply involved from beginning to end. They say it's best to write "what you know" and the author has incorporated her visual ability as a painter and her life experience having lived in Italy into a captivating heart felt book . Her ability to include the smallest visual details and weave them into a cohesive whole separates her from the majority of writers who lack her artistic background. The writing is almost Hemingwayesque in its ability to visually imprint the individual scenes on the reader's mind. We see this novel. The Italian experience during World War 2 is a much overlooked piece of fascinating historical territory that Allegretto mines with the expert eye of a painter and the instinct of a natural born storyteller. The characters jump at you--we feel their personalities and quickly become embedded with this family. We want to know "what happens next" and this feeling never leaves the reader throughout the book. The author keeps her chapters short and never bores us with superficial page fillers that bog down so many lesser reads. If surprise is the key element of a great story--this novel is full of the unexpected twists and turns that only the best books give us. Pour yourself a glass of Italian wine, sit down and open this novel--you won't look at that cell phone for days.Wayne Hagstrom
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A must read! By Rick Tuber Nazi's, Fascists, greed, and revenge, "The Bridge of Sighs and Dreams" has it all. A suspenseful story of survival that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat. I really enjoyed this book that was so unpredictable. Pamela Allegretto paints a picture of one family's love and hope during occupied Italy of WW 2. A must read.
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