Team Ponte for sure. Years (decades) ago, I audited a fiction-writing class at Princeton. Jodi Picoult was in the class. Even then, her stories were ripped from the headlines. Meanwhile, I always struggled with plot and got bogged down with the interior life of my characters LOL. Good thing I eventually pivoted to cookbooks.
I too am a Call the Midwife groupie and attribute it to a past nunnery life. On my way back from a trip to visit my kids in Oregon, of course I rewatched Conclave. Dating a Swiss Guard in my early twenties, I spent a lot time lurking in the Vatican.
If you would be interested, I just published my first historical novel titled Moon and Stars over Assisi: the Women Who Loved St. Francis. It tells the story of four women who took him from sinner to saint. Good reviews so far.
Love this! Reminds me of the Mortadella Focaccia sandwich recipe I adapted from L.A.-based Roman cuisine restaurant Mother Wolf for easy home cooking!
check it out:
https://thesecretingredient.substack.com/p/recreating-evan-funkes-la-mortazza
Adolescence was stunning. A hard topic, but as you said, the acting (those kids!!!) and film making was extraordinary.
Agree!!
Team Ponte for sure. Years (decades) ago, I audited a fiction-writing class at Princeton. Jodi Picoult was in the class. Even then, her stories were ripped from the headlines. Meanwhile, I always struggled with plot and got bogged down with the interior life of my characters LOL. Good thing I eventually pivoted to cookbooks.
That is so cool about Jodi Picoult!
I heard from friends the Florence tour was fantastic! We’re in Rome for a couple of days
( somehow miraculously got tickets to the Caravaggio exhibit!)—where do we absolutely have to eat?
I too am a Call the Midwife groupie and attribute it to a past nunnery life. On my way back from a trip to visit my kids in Oregon, of course I rewatched Conclave. Dating a Swiss Guard in my early twenties, I spent a lot time lurking in the Vatican.
If you would be interested, I just published my first historical novel titled Moon and Stars over Assisi: the Women Who Loved St. Francis. It tells the story of four women who took him from sinner to saint. Good reviews so far.
Really enjoyed reading this, it reminds me of everything Italian I love.