This multigenerational novel begins in Calabria, as Umbertina persuades her husband to emigrate. Through years of struggle on New York City s Lower East Side and in a growing upstate New York town, it is Umbertina s determination, ingenuity and business sense that propel the family into financial success and security leaving her daughters and granddaughters to sort out their identities as Italian Americans and women.
About the book
This multigenerational novel begins in Calabria, as Umbertina persuades her husband to emigrate. Through years of struggle on New York City s Lower East Side and in a growing upstate New York town, it is Umbertina s determination, ingenuity and business sense that propel the family into financial success and security leaving her daughters and granddaughters to sort out their identities as Italian Americans and women.