My mother was an avid reader... She loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes...

Adriana Trigiani
My mother was an avid reader... She loved books about...
My mother was an avid reader... She loved books about...
My mother was an avid reader... She loved books about...
My mother was an avid reader... She loved books about...
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My mother was an avid reader...She loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes. The idea of books with costumes is quite fascinating.

It shows us what people were like in the past, long ago. We can see what they wore and how they lived. This quote is saying how the characters in the stories mom read inspired her to be a romantic person herself.

Now, she loves reading books about romance and stories with costumes because she believes love can happen anywhere that people are willing to be brave enough to take a chance on love.

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