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Follow Your Heart
Written by Susanna Tamaro
Narrated by Barbara Caruso
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Follow Your Heart is a bittersweet tale that explores the reflections and revelations of aging. This lyrical novel has earned author Susanna Tamaro prestigious awards as it quickly became an international success, touching the hearts of readers worldwide. Over 1.8 million copies have been sold in Italy alone. With winter and death approaching, Olga, an elderly Italian woman, writes a long letter to her granddaughter in America. In it, she shares her loves, her lifelong secrets, and the history of her tragic relationship with her daughter (the granddaughter's mother). After a lifetime lived in a patriarchal society, Olga also contemplates the frailty of her family ties. Stressing the need to follow her heart, the pensive grandmother speaks to her granddaughter across the miles and years that separate them. The resulting pages convey her inner journey and hard-won knowledge to the young woman with eloquent clarity.
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Reviews for Follow Your Heart
Rating: 3.392430079681275 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
251 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book grabbed me from the instant I glanced at its first page, unsure if it was worth the read. It is. Ignore the description on the back of the book and all the catchphrases used on it. They make the book seem worse and more cliched than it is. This book is straightforward -- a grandmother writing a letter to the granddaughter she raised.I loved the format of the book, because it was so different from something I've read before. It seemed absolutely heartfelt, and despite the general sad topic of a grandmother growing more feeble with age, I found the book ultimately uplifting and encouraging.Give the small time investment in reading this book, I think it's something many people would enjoy.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Excellent! About centering oneself.