A Difficult Truce

By Joan Wolf

Book Overview

HOW COULD SHE VOW TO LOVE THE MAN SHE WAS SWORN TO HATE? Beautiful and fiery young Christina MacCarthy came from a line of Irish aristocrats who had battled the hated British for centuries. But now... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451138422
• ISBN13: 9780451138422
• Release Date: August 1981
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of Wolf's best

I adored the romance between Charles and Catherine, even though a good portion of the book deals with the Irish political issues. The political backdrop is more interesting than just the ton going to parties. Wolf fully develops their love, admiration, and respect for each other, which makes their political divide even more heart wrenching.

One of Wolf's best

I adored the romance between Charles and Christina, even though a good portion of the book deals with the Irish political issues. The political backdrop is more interesting than just the ton going to parties. Wolf fully develops their love, admiration, and respect for each other, which makes their political divide even more heart wrenching.

A Delivered Promise

I've used many language help books but this one is my favorite. I felt like I could indeed self teach Italian. And when I went to Italy my cousins there did understand me (for the most part). It's a great book for slowly building to a conversational understanding of the language.

A Classic Learning Tool for Beginners of Italian

My husband and I review this book from cover to cover each year before we go back to Italy. We have been doing this for 20 years. I am about to order another paperback as I use it so much. This is a classic book. So easy to learn with pictures and words. For someone who knows no Italian, it is the perfect book to start with.

Fantastico! -- A jump start that keeps on giving

The author claims that the user will be "pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to learn Italian with the method used in this book." I must say that truer words were never written. This little book will somehow have you "thinking" basic Italian very quickly.I guess that the pictures help reinforce the learning process, but that's not what makes this book great. It's the grouping of the ideas on the page that makes it so comprehensible. Not only do the "lessons" logically progress, each one also stands on its own as a useful learning experience. This confirms the author's claim that each page is a lesson unto itself.The book has a pronunciation guide, a limited but useful index, and a small Italian to English dictionary. There are also a number of "Everyday Expressions," that are just what the doctor ordered.This is a "must have" book. Yes, you may quickly outgrow it, but you will find yourself referring to it often as you continue your studies.