Category: Italian fiction

All Our Yesterdays – Natalia Ginzburg

Posted on May 27, 2026 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jodie Published in 1952 and set against the rise of fascism and the Second World War in Italy, All Our Yesterdays explores how history unfolds through ordinary lives rather than extraordinary events. Natalia Ginzburg examines family, love, duty and the… Continue Reading “All Our Yesterdays – Natalia Ginzburg”

Category: Classic literature, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Italian fiction, Literary fiction, Political, Realist, Translated, War storyTags: Free Range Bookclub 2026

Her Side Of The Story – Alba De Cespedes

Posted on April 30, 2025 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Rachel Alessandra Corteggiani recalls her youth and the lives of women during the rise of fascism in Italy, the resistance, and the fall of Mussolini. Originally published in 1949, it is a timeless portrayal of the complexity of the female… Continue Reading “Her Side Of The Story – Alba De Cespedes”

Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Italian fiction, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Translated, War storyTags: Free Range Bookclub 2025