“Rome lifts you up but won't let you settle down - it turns you into a bird without a nest.” RomeItaly Book:Scorched Earth Source: Scorched Earth
“Italy, like areas of her childhood, is a part of her world she has always kept secret from her husband. These are places she goes to renew her virginity.” Italy Book:The Memory Tree Source: The Memory Tree
“There are olive trees outside and the imagined smell of their bark and silvered leaves brings with it the first unfurling of some new imperative she feels coiled up within her. Her whole body with a joyful shout know it is back in Italy.” Italy Book:The Memory Tree Source: The Memory Tree