Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum: book review
Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum translated by Lucy Rand Mina created a new life for herself in London, one where she tried very hard to forget where and who she came from. But when she gets a call that her father has passed away, she goes home to Italy for the first time in years and has to sort through what she finds there—a fractured yet strong bond with her sister, a mother who's entirely given over to depression, and a downtrodden bar that was her father's pride and joy. While resentful of having to return, at first, she starts to find pockets of joy in this place she used to feel like such an outsider, reconciling these experiences against those she had on her own in London. There's some romantic sparks, there's deep family connection, and there's a quest to discover her always tender but somewhat unknowable father now that he's gone. The book is simply beautifully written. Anechoum's choice to write the book in the first person addressed to the "y...
