The Story of a New Name

Picking up right where the first book left off, starting this book was like resuming a treasured friendship. Some of the incidents related are harsh, but felt truthful to me. I find the narrator to be an ideal teller for this story and hope that will continue with the later books. She doesn't get in the way of the story by attempting to colour over an already vivid prose. For me, her voice reflects the writer's voice.

Great book, very much in line with the first in the series. In the end I wanted to know what happens next and so will clearly have to read the third. The narrator was good.

I liked this narrator, as she represented the Italian language and pronounciation well. A very entertaining story, making one feel as if these characters have become part of your family!

I love spending time listening and being carried away.

Good story, in places the translation is a bit repetitive. The narrator was bad and this spoiled the story for me. Partly the narrator tried to act when speaking but she only had 1 acting mode for men, 1 for women and 1 for children, this made everyone sound the same. It would be much better if the narrator just stuck to reading the story clearly and did not try to act out the carcters. I also found it irritating that she pronounced Italian names with great care and this disturbed the naturalness of the reading.

Tedious story. Aggravating to spend so much time with a narrator who is so devoid of integrity and self-awareness. Reader confuses reading with acting

I ignored my kids for two days with one ear bud in because I couldn't stop listening to the story of Lila and Elena. Beautifully written. It's like reliving your whole life emotionally. Narration is fantastic.