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Prepare yourself for a feast consumed in delicious bites. This
collection of stories can be read before bed, on a lunch hour, or
waiting in line. They can even be shared with friends who complain
they have enough to read. Together they ask the question, "How do
you make modern life run smoothly for parents or grandparents who
grew up in an era when oxen were used for plowing, children left
school after third grade to tend chickens, and meat was eaten only
twice a year? When Tony and Desolina Vescovi arrived in America,
they collided with the 20th century. Born around 1900, they were
stumped by telephones, banks, fast food, TV wrestling, and
supermarkets. It was up to their only child, a son, to serve as
their shepherd, and it wasn't easy For example, how to explain that
his job was taking him and his family 700 miles away when, in their
day, sons stayed put to work the family farm? Or that it wasn't
wise to hide $10,000 in the bedroom? Or that the ice cream they
just tried and enjoyed is called 'Chubby Hubby'? This collection of
52 bite-size stories offers a twist on the American immigrant tale
and is a testament to love, loyalty, and frequent half-truths.
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