Review: Book for next generations
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 10, 2012
A small girl lived her life in a small town of Fornelli in Italy. There were her Mamma and Tata, her brothers and sisters, animals around the farm. Her life was happy. And then the war came. There was no food, no warm clothes, soldiers everywhere. Her father had to leave.This is a story for the World War II seen through the eyes of a little girl. It is written with simple words, for the age of a child. You can see the whole cruelty of the war. Also you can see the human nature in trouble, how people are connected, what family means, how can a stranger save your life. You can see the beauty in the child's eyes.I've found this story very familiar to me. My mother had similar childhood story, with one big difference. Her father never came back home. He died on the battle field.The Generosity of Strangers is collection of well preserved memories of author's mother. He recorded her stories and made a book for next generations. Even there are some bad things described in the story, it's all written with appropriate language so it is child friendly. Ordinary living, everyday's adventures, everything is seen through Lucia's eyes. It's an excellent way  to show our children what was the life like in the past.