What is your favorite couple from the novel?
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What is your favorite couple from the novel?
Sophia Caro falls for the German officer Gerhard Jaeger when Florence is under Nazi occupation during World War II.
In 2018, Angela Renatus passionately kisses Alex Caine way before she even knows his name.
While I am more drawn to star-crossed lovers like Romeo and Juliet, many would prefer a fairytale ending. From this perspective, what is your favorite couple from the novel? Why?
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I will have to say I like Giuliano and Fioretta best, if only because I am fascinated by their era. During that time when marriages were dictated by political alliances, was there room for true love?
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Funny! I liked Gerhard and Sophia's story because it was so dangerous for them to escape during WWII. Sophia seemed like a strong women who developed a plan to go to her family home. She also was able to figure out where to hide the painting.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 21:09 If we take the story literally, there is only one couple, LOL!
I will have to say I like Giuliano and Fioretta best, if only because I am fascinated by their era. During that time when marriages were dictated by political alliances, was there room for true love?
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Nice! That's a good pick.Zain A Blade wrote: ↑08 Jun 2018, 12:58 Giuliano and Fioretta, I could never resist a real love story.
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Yeah, I know, but I didn't want to disclose too much although technically, all those commenting here have already read the book.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 21:09 If we take the story literally, there is only one couple, LOL!
I will have to say I like Giuliano and Fioretta best, if only because I am fascinated by their era. During that time when marriages were dictated by political alliances, was there room for true love?
For the same reasons, I guess Giuliano and Fioretta are my favorite couple too. There was room for true love, but there was not much room for marriages based on true love.
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I agree with you that Sophia is perhaps the strongest of the three women. I am also thinking of what happened to her and Gerhard at the end of their story.bookowlie wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 19:26Funny! I liked Gerhard and Sophia's story because it was so dangerous for them to escape during WWII. Sophia seemed like a strong women who developed a plan to go to her family home. She also was able to figure out where to hide the painting.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 21:09 If we take the story literally, there is only one couple, LOL!
I will have to say I like Giuliano and Fioretta best, if only because I am fascinated by their era. During that time when marriages were dictated by political alliances, was there room for true love?
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That's quite interesting considering the book is basically a romance. As far as I am concerned, "the general story" could have been developed a little bit more.
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Do you think the love between the other two couples was not real enough?Zain A Blade wrote: ↑08 Jun 2018, 12:58 Giuliano and Fioretta, I could never resist a real love story.
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I guess that's a very good definition of love. Being attracted to somebody without really knowing why.Ever_Reading wrote: ↑11 Jun 2018, 16:22 Fioretta and Giuliano take the cup for me. Simply because I enjoy reading romance when in a historical setting. There was little fluff with the two of them and more love, in my opinion. But I also liked Angela's and Alex's chemistry. There is something alluring about being deeply attracted to someone without knowing why.