- Hardcover: 204 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday (Aug 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385478518
- ISBN-13: 978-0385478519
- Product Dimensions: 18.3 x 11.9 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,046,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Winner of the Premio Donna Citta di Roma 1994 and an international bestseller which has been translated into eighteen languages, this is a profoundly moving and beautifully crafted meditation on existence.
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An international bestseller with tremendous word-of-mouth appeal, Follow Your Heart is a bittersweet, heartwarming novel spanning generations and teaching the universal truths about life, love, and what lies within each of us. Originally published in Italy, Follow Your Heart won the coveted Premio Donna Citta di Roma and sold over 800,000 copies in that country alone before hitting bestseller lists throughout the rest of Europe. Now North American readers can enjoy the novel that has won over the world.
It begins in late autumn 1992 as an elderly Italian woman, prompted by the knowledge of her encroaching death, sits down to write a letter to her granddaughter now grown and living in far-off America. Through these moving reflections, we see one life laid bare--joys, sorrows, regrets, and all. And through the eyes of a woman nearing the end of her days, we come to understand what life experience has taught her: that no matter what the stakes, we must look within ourselves and gather the courage to follow our hearts.
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It begins in late autumn 1992 as an elderly Italian woman, prompted by the knowledge of her encroaching death, sits down to write a letter to her granddaughter now grown and living in far-off America. Through these moving reflections, we see one life laid bare--joys, sorrows, regrets, and all. And through the eyes of a woman nearing the end of her days, we come to understand what life experience has taught her: that no matter what the stakes, we must look within ourselves and gather the courage to follow our hearts.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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YOU'VE BEEN GONE for two months, and for two months I haven't heard anything from you, except for the postcard you sent to let me know you were still alive. Read the first page
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YOU'VE BEEN GONE for two months, and for two months I haven't heard anything from you, except for the postcard you sent to let me know you were still alive. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book to be returned to time and time again for some homespun Italian wisdom. Written as a series of letters to her granddaughter, the author eloquently describes her own turbulent life and her thoughts on the nature of human love, the workings of fate and the importance of looking within. As comforting as a bowl of spaghetti without any of the schmaltz sometimes encountered in other semi-spiritual works, this book is truly inspirational and will stay with you forever.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Follow Your Heart will strike a chord with all those who are truly aware of the power to control one's own destiny. Every aspect of the woman's life-story touches on a different philiosophical outlook, which collectively serve to make us aware of the value of realising and experiencing true happiness. This book is for all those that have ever thrown reason aside when faced with a decision, and is also for those who chose to abide by the rules. We live with the consequences.
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This is one of the best books I have read so far. I first read it a few years ago and have since read it a few times. What I like about the book-it has a gripping plot and is written in such a beautifully simple and honest manner; it is full of philosophical wisdom. I liked it so much that I ordered this copy for my partner. It was delivered in good condition and in good time.
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Appalling piece of tosh
This book takes bad writing to a whole new level. Having listened to the whining, self-pitying, patronizing voice of the grandmother over many interminable pages, one fully... Read more
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