![]() ![]() Sebastian's, she just might be able to save her family, her friends, and - especially - herself. Marchetta lives in Australia and, as her name might suggest, belongs to the community of Italian. ![]() But she doesn't yet realize that she's more like Mia than she thinks. Saving Francesca is Melina Marchettas second novel. One day turns into months, and as her family begins to fall apart, Francesca realizes that without her mother's high spirits, she hardly knows who she is. Then one day, Mia is too depressed to get out of bed. ![]() Now Francesca's surrounded by hundreds of boys, with only a few other girls for company. Sebastian's, an all-boys' school that has just opened its doors to girls. The entire book flows so naturally, so smoothly and is written in such a beautiful prose that it’s almost atmospheric in a Donna Tarrt type of way its very own aura captivates and intrigues you, making it impossible to put the book down, even if nothing major is happening. All Francesca wants is her old friends and her old school, but instead Mia sends her to St. Saving Francesca is an example of flawless pacing. Francesca battles her mother, Mia, constantly over what's best for her. If you know my mother, you'll sense there's an irony there, based on the fact that she is the Queen of the Limitation Placers in my life. MOST OF MY friends now go to Pius Senior College, but my mother wouldn't allow it because she says the girls there leave with limited options and she didn't bring me up to have limitations placed upon me. ![]()
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