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When Maria, the fourth child of a widow, is adopted by the old and childless Bonaria Urrai, her life is instantly transformed - she finally has the love and affection she craves. But her new 'soul mother' is keeping something hidden from her, a secret life that is intimately bound-up with Sardinia's ancient traditions and customs.
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Accabadora., Michela Murgia
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- Released
- 2012
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- Title
- Accabadora.
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michela Murgia
- Publisher
- MacLehose
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN10
- 0857050478
- ISBN13
- 9780857050472
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Women, Contemporary Fiction, 20th century, Death, Italy, Southern Europe, Literary Fiction, Italian Literature, Fate, Childhood, Mothers, Islands, Countryside, Adoption, Customs and Traditions, 1950s, Sardinia
- First published
- 2009
- Original title
- Accabadora
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- When Maria, the fourth child of a widow, is adopted by the old and childless Bonaria Urrai, her life is instantly transformed - she finally has the love and affection she craves. But her new 'soul mother' is keeping something hidden from her, a secret life that is intimately bound-up with Sardinia's ancient traditions and customs.