The Orphan of Pitigliano

The Orphan of Pitigliano

Author: Marina Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780989754361

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As the Nazis menace Italy in 1938, 17-year-old Giuliana, her two cousins and their families flee to the safety of Pitigliano, a 13th century Tuscan hill town, seeking to conceal their Jewish identity. Set amidst tragedy, there is love to be found in the rural countryside, as well as strange dangers far greater than the Nazi threat. The treasures of an Etruscan tomb, a personal quest for power, an unholy perversion, and above all, "il malocchio"-the Evil Eye-in time tear the cousins apart. Now, 30 years after the war, its horrors, and the peace that follows, Giuliana lies in a bed in Boston, succumbing to a sleep-like trance, felled by il malocchio's long reach-and a jealousy that will not die. The Orphan of Pitigliano is a love story that persists beyond the malevolent "gaze" in a sweeping panorama of Italy and the secrets of three generations who each think of themselves as "orphans."


The Italian Americans

The Italian Americans

Author: Francis N. Elmi

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-06-22

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 0761871993

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The Italian Americans: A Multicultural View exemplifies a meaningful attempt to inform readers about the Italian Americans’ various experiences in the United States. Unlike many works on the Italian American experience, this unique text explains why popular negative notions of Italian American life are inaccurate. Moreover, this book provides useful information to help the reader become more cognizant of not only the Italian American experience, but the ethnic American experience in general. The eleven chapters of this book are an important beginning for the reader to become informed of the Italian American sociohistorical experiences, including the oppression, exploitation, and discrimination in the United States, past and present.


Wayward Girls

Wayward Girls

Author: Claire Matturro

Publisher: Red Adept Publishing, LLC

Published: 2021-08-10

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13:

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When late-night phone calls summon Jude Coleridge and Camille Prescott back to the Talbot Hall School for Girls, painful memories bombard them. Though estranged for years, both bear the physical and emotional scars from their youth. At the boarding school, they were branded “the crazy girls, the ones who lie” and became unlikely best friends. They soon formed a trio with a new student, Wanda Ann, who pulled them into her bewildering relationship with the school psychologist, Dr. Hedstrom. But Wanda Ann’s wild stories masked a truth that threatened to engulf them all. As teens, the girls could only rely on each other as they moved toward an unfathomable, fiery danger. Now, in the crumbling halls of Talbot, hours before the building’s demolition, they must grant forgiveness, to themselves and others, if they are to move forward.


When Women Danced with Trees

When Women Danced with Trees

Author: Marina Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780989754354

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This is a collection of 35 stories that range from deeply moving, to hilarious, to "magically real," and tales of exotic places.