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+ 2 Remarkable 20th century Italian women and a recipe for Zeppole, the traditional Saint Joseph's Day dessert

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Mar 05, 2023
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The Forbidden Notebook by the 20th century Italian author Alba de Céspedes was just translated and published anew by Mondadori.

“I try to widen a problem so it becomes everyone’s,” she once said of her writing. Take a look at this wonderful video all about her:

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The glowing New York Times January 2023 review, The Transgressive Power of Alba de Céspedes, says:

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