The Blind Contessa's New Machine is the novelization of the life of Contessa Carolina Fantoni and the invention of the typewriter. Carolina is a young Contessa in 19th century Italy who discovers that she is going blind. Her remote parents and self-involved fiance don't believe her when she tel...
I really enjoyed reading this book. I think that the author of this book did a fantastic job of creating believable and realistic characters. She does this especially with the main character, Caroline. In the story, Caroline is gradually going blind, so the author allows the reader to really conn...