Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)*
Review of the New Directions Kindle eBook (June 25, 2019) which is a reprint of the translation by [a:Frances Frenaye|658034|Frances Frenaye|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] first published by Hogarth Press Ltd. (1952), of the Italian language original [b:E Stato Cosi|127985231|E Stato Cosi|Natalia Ginzburg|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1697838262l/127985231._SX50_.jpg|1288357] (It Was Like That) (1947).

Here in this bed we had made love for the first time when we came back from our fortnight’s honeymoon on the lakes. I was disgusted and ashamed every time Alberto made love to me, but I imagined that all women must feel the same way at the start. I liked best to lie quietly and feel him sleeping beside me.

At first I hesitated, was this a 4-star read more or less? But then, I remembered my 5-star rule... when you just couldn't stop reading. So there it is. I was introduced to Natalia Ginzburg by Bill Nighy