An American Life in Italy :: MOTHER TONGUE | |
As it contemplates the life of a young American writer who joins her Italian husband in Parma, it steadily draws in a bounty of startling and finally consoling news from a dauntless new life in a very old place. - REYNOLDS PRICE " reflective life of Italy - intimately lived and observed by a modern American woman. A wise and delightful work, admirable in its synthesis of understanding, independence, and rare humility. - SHIRLEY HAZZARD " " Fourteen years ago, the American writer Wallis Wilde-Menozzi moved with her husband and daughter to Parma, a prosperous city in northern Italy. " Mother Tongue explores Parma, largely through the lives of its women, some historical figures - Giuseppe Verdi, Correggio, the Renaissance badessa Giovanna Piacenza - and other extraordinary individuals. " " It is also a remarkable, probing evocation of an American life that has been tried and tempered by two very different societies. Contents includes: " 1 LANDING 2 ZEROES 3 ALBA 4 BUTTERFLIES 5 THE SCREAM 6 GIOVANNA 7 SECOND THOUGHTS 8 PAPER 9 PORTRAIT IN A CONVEX MIRROR 10 SIGNS OF THE WOMEN 11 FATHER 12 BASEMENT 13 THE BLACK DREAMS 14 EDUCATION 15 SYSTEMS 16 THE "IN" BASKET 17 CALVIN'S CHAIR 18 DARKLING I LISTEN 19 EPPUR SI MUOVE 20 N. 21 CLARE 22 JAMES 23 PALATINA LIBRARY 24 GETTING THERE 25 FINDING LANGUAGE 26 DUCKS 27 BREAD 28 PLACE 29 BOWL OF FIRE BIBLIOGRAPHY " The book is in excellent condition with only very minor wear. | |
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