And through the eyes of a woman nearing the end of her days, we come to understand what life experience has taught her: that no matter what the stakes, we must look within ourselves and gather the courage to follow our hearts. Through these moving reflections, we see one life laid bare-joys, sorrows, regrets, and all. Eventually they form a crust around it and paralyze it, the way mineral deposits paralyze a washing machine. 208 pages Rating: (7.8K votes) Get the book Unshed tears leave a deposit on your heart.It begins in late autumn 1992 as an elderly Italian woman, prompted by the knowledge of her encroaching death, sits down to write a letter to her granddaughter now grown and living in far-off America. Quotes from Follow Your Heart Susanna Tamaro Now North American readers can enjoy the novel that has won over the world. Originally published in Italy, Follow Your Heart won the coveted Premio Donna Citta di Roma and sold over 800,000 copies in that country alone before hitting bestseller lists throughout the rest of Europe. An international bestseller with tremendous word-of-mouth appeal, Follow Your Heart is a bittersweet, heartwarming novel spanning generations and teaching the universal truths about life, love, and what lies within each of us.
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