Rosanna Chiofalo's poignant, beautifully written novel evokes the
stunning scenery of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands and tells of
mothers and daughters, love and sacrifice--and the choices that
resound across continents and through generations. Julia Parlatone
doesn't have much to remember her Italian mother by. A grapevine
that Sarina planted still flourishes in the backyard of Julia's
childhood home in Astoria, Queens. And there's a song, "Stella
Mia," she recalls her mother singing--my star, my star, you are the
most beautiful star--until the day she left three-year-old Julia
behind and returned to Italy for good. Now a happily married school
teacher, Julia tries not to dwell on a past she can't change or on
a mother who chose to leave. But in an old trunk in the family
basement, she discovers items that belonged to her mother--a song
book, Tarot cards, a Sicilian folk costume--and a diary. Sarina
writes unflinchingly of her harsh childhood and of a first,
passionate love affair;of blissful months spent living in the
enchanting coastal resort town of Taormina and the unspoiled
Aeolian Islands north of Sicily as well as the reasons she came to
New York. By the diary's end, Julia knows she must track down her
mother in Italy and piece together the rest of the complex,
bittersweet truth--a journey that, for better or worse, will change
her own life forever. Praise For The Novels Of Rosanna Chiofalo
Carissima "What a glorious novel this is. It's a celebration of
life, love and unlikely friendship through the eyes of two very
different women. Yet their similarities bind them together and will
endear them to readers long after the last page is turned.
Bravissima for "Carissima"!" --Susan Wiggs, # 1 "New York Times
"bestselling author ""Fantastico"! I couldn't put it down!" --Lisa
Jackson, # 1 "New York Times "bestselling author Bella Fortuna
"Chiofalo brings the Italian immigrant community and neighborhoods
richly to life." --"Publishers Weekly" "Reading Rosanna Chiofalo's
depiction of a modern Italian-American family is like digging into
a fresh bowl of pasta--warm, welcome, and satisfying. A deeply felt
debut that affirms the importance of friends and
family--Italian-style." --Lisa Verge Higgins, author of "Random
Acts of Kindness" "Well-drawn characters. . .A charmer."
--"BookPage" "Sometimes tough, sometimes tender, always heartfelt
and honest, "Bella Fortuna "is a lively, finely-stitched tale of
life and love, family and friendship, and a zest for cose
Italiane!" --Peter Pezzelli, author of "Home to Italy"
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