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My Roman Year

By: André Aciman
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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Rome, 1964. As 13 year old André stands at the foot of the gangway to the ship, his mother fusses over their luggage - 32 suitcases, trunks and tea chests that contain their world. The ship will refuel and return to Alexandria, the home where they have left their father, as the Aciman family begin a new adventure. André is now head of the family, with a little brother to keep in line and a mother to translate for - for although she's mute, she is nothing if not communicative.

Equal parts transporting and beautiful, this coming of age memoir shares the luminous, fragile truth of life for a family forever in exile, living in Rome, but still yet to find a home.

©2024 André Aciman (P)2024 Faber & Faber Cultural & Regional Rome
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I loved the book and the performance was good but without the physical copy I’d have missed parts of the chapters as the audio has some errors and a few abrupt cuts. The story itself is wonderful and I recommend you pick up a copy but not necessarily the audiobook until the errors have been sorted! It’s a shame because the story is great and the narrator is good too. As for the recording, the chapters are not lined up and the audio is erroneous.

Incredible book, André is wonderful. Audible needs to sort out the bugs as some parts of the chapters were missing!

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