MARGHERITA DOLCEVITA by Stefano Benni
Posted February 23, 2010
By The Reader
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I couldn’t stop laughing the entire time I read this book.
The way Stefano Benni writes is incredibly fun. 14 year old Margherita and her brother, parents and grandfather live in a quiet village and are, though quite eccentric, content and happy. That is, until the Del Bene family moves in next door. The parents, daughter and dog all are wealthy, perfect and a little sinister.
Little by little, the families interact, and Margherita begins to see that the neighbors aren’t exactly what — or who — they say they are. I don’t want to give too much away on this one. I’d just say, read it– you’ll be in stitches!
I definitely want to read more Benni.
–The Reader
Even without saying very much, you managed to make it sound irresistible! I’ll look into it.