All Forms of Art

This is the first book in a series of four (the second of which is already sitting on my bedside table) from an author who kept her identity in secret for many years. I had no idea of that, or even any clue or hint of the story when I started reading it. The book was a birthday gift from a person who seemed to really love it. Since I know she likes good literature, I started reading with confidence and let me tell you: I was not disappointed! The story is about 2 really different friends, living in a poor neighborhood near Naples. They grow up dealing with poverty, lack of education and money, violence surrounding them and, as any other person, they have their own egos to deal with. Throughout the book, we’ll see them deal with so many forces that unite them and forces that tear them apart. The atmosphere around them shows a reality that I only heard about in my mother’s or grandmother’s stories, but I think that actually helped to develop some affinity with the charac...