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The Gypsy Madonna

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Every sentence is perfectly, sensitively, lovingly presented like a gift. This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever come across. I, too, feel lucky to have found it. I will sing its praises to my friends, and cherish it as one of the delicious "finds" of my life. I hope it becomes a classic among people with literary taste. It makes me ill that the most stupid, clumsy, awkwardly-written books are best-sellers, and this little gem is barely noticed. I hope that is not the last word on The Gypsy Madonna, which deserves as much (if not more) of a place on the NYT list as the mildly interesting The Memory Keeper's Daughter. (Never overestimate the taste of the American public!) In any case, those of us who love this book, let's make sure it gets known, heard and read (the audio CD is exquisite). What really thrilled me was the author's ability to truly understand, in the most delicate and heartwarming way, the heart and soul of a six-year-old boy; especially how the young are capable of soaring feelings of romantic love and friendship. Read it! You'll love it!

I stumbled upon this book while searching for a novel to help me through a small infection. It was a WONDERFUL find. The prose is beautiful, and although I normally detest both coming of age stories and first-person narratives, I was captivated from the first page and was not able to stop reading --- except to take care of essentials like meals --- until the very last page. The experience reminds me of my favorite reading experiences, and the book reminds me, with its exquisite sense of place, of THE ENGLISH PATIENT. This author is AMAZING, and this book is the best I have read for ages. Thank you S & S for bringing this author to American audiences! I am appalled by the PW review. The reveiwer must be either too burned out or too immature to recognize good fiction. This skilled novelist creates such psychological and emotional tension in this story that it intriques as well as any page-turning thriller.

BRAVA, Santa Monetfiore! I can't wait to read your other books!

Awkward writing with a dull sentence structure and an odd use of simile, this nearly 400 page novel is painfully repetitive. Steer clear.

Repetitive sentence structure, odd use of simile and a breathtakingly whiney main character tarnish the original concept of this book. If your looking for literature, go elsewhere. Harlequin Romance material.