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"I Love You Like a Tomato is by turns sweet and sad, poignant and hilarious -- in short, the perfect blend one looks for in a good book. Combine this fact with ChiChi's wonderfully true voice, and we end up with a coming-of-age novel that stands full and alive and well worth the read. Three cheers for volume one of the ChiChi trilogy!"
"...Giordano's characters are inspiring..." Library Journal "Marie Giordano has written a wondrous book heaped high with joy and sorrow, warm and spicy as a bowl of meatball zuppa. I've long since closed the book, but the characters have been walking around with me ever since." Greg Garrett Author, "Free Bird"  "An original voice, and incredible talent. Every word shines like a polished tomato. I could taste and smell the sausage, the simmering sauces, and the romano cheese on every page. Giordano stirs her unique words and phrases without letting the pot burn dry. Her use of language is in the tradition of Annie Proulx, Arundhati Roy and Toni Morrison. I loved this book!"
James Fickett Author, "Nectar" "A firecracker of a first novel about an Italian girl's coming of age in post-World War II in Minneapolis... ["I Love You Like a Tomato] will resonate with everyone who has ever left home in search of a different life. The author has plans for further novels about the character and that's good. ChiChi is just getting started, and so is this entertaining novelist." Minneapolis Star Tribune "A lively, funny, ultimately moving book." William Murray Author, "City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome" |
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"I Love You Like a Tomato is a brilliant book about the immigrant experience, but is far more than that. Marie Jordan (Giordano) has a special gift for the first person voice, giving her narrator, ChiChi, a ravishly eloquont sensual consciousness and the best sort of wit, based on fresh and true observation of how we all live our lives. As a result, we deeply and personally share this family's experiences. In short, I LOVE YOU LIKE A TOMATO is both a delightful read and a true work of art."
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