Lovely to read this, thank you. Now I too wish I was back in Florence with Maggie's new book (which I haven't yet bought as I'm trying to buy less and borrow/kindle more. That's not going well). However, just before I visited a friend in Florence in July (very hot, phew...) I did read a book you'd recommended in an earlier email. Sarah Winman's Still Life. I loved it, Florence, so a big thank you for that mention. I was shocked to read about the 1966 floods as I've been going to Florence for work, study, love for many years...decades in fact, and I never knew about them. Coincidentally in July I saw some old black and white photos of the flood's damage in the entrance to the Stefano Bardini museum and thought of you and Still Life again (and talking of Bardini I'm wondering if you also made it to the Bardini gardens, not as impressive or vast as Boboli, but it has a lot of quiet spots to sit and contemplate, and the cafe there is lovely).
Thank you for sharing. Florence is my favourite Italian city and there were many reminders of my own happy travels. Also reading and enjoying Maggie’s latest masterpiece 😘
Isn't it wonderful - I'm really enjoying Maggie's shift to historical fiction. If you feel like something else in the same setting, I'm currently about a quarter of the way through listening to William Boyd's The Romantic and the action has just shifted to nineteenth century Florence :) x
I just loved this account of your trip ! You are an excellent writer!
That's so kind, Penelope - thank you 🥰. x
Lovely to read this, thank you. Now I too wish I was back in Florence with Maggie's new book (which I haven't yet bought as I'm trying to buy less and borrow/kindle more. That's not going well). However, just before I visited a friend in Florence in July (very hot, phew...) I did read a book you'd recommended in an earlier email. Sarah Winman's Still Life. I loved it, Florence, so a big thank you for that mention. I was shocked to read about the 1966 floods as I've been going to Florence for work, study, love for many years...decades in fact, and I never knew about them. Coincidentally in July I saw some old black and white photos of the flood's damage in the entrance to the Stefano Bardini museum and thought of you and Still Life again (and talking of Bardini I'm wondering if you also made it to the Bardini gardens, not as impressive or vast as Boboli, but it has a lot of quiet spots to sit and contemplate, and the cafe there is lovely).
You make me smile. Thank you 🤗
Thank you ☺️. Xxx
It was lovely to read about your travels, thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you :) They feel like such a rare thing now that I was grateful for every bit of it. Xx
Thank you for sharing. Florence is my favourite Italian city and there were many reminders of my own happy travels. Also reading and enjoying Maggie’s latest masterpiece 😘
Isn't it wonderful - I'm really enjoying Maggie's shift to historical fiction. If you feel like something else in the same setting, I'm currently about a quarter of the way through listening to William Boyd's The Romantic and the action has just shifted to nineteenth century Florence :) x