It’s 1905 and Maria Landro Tonetta
has been living with her husband and three children in America for the previous
eight years. She and her family left Italy to make a better life for themselves
in the States, but it hasn’t been easy. When Maria receives a telegram from Italy,
saying that her mother is terminally ill, Maria heads back to her homeland with
her adult son Nico. When Maria begins questioning her return to America, she
finds herself facing some very difficult challenges.
This is a lovely story of love,
redemption and forgiveness. The author’s writing is charming, descriptive and
compelling. I enjoyed how the characters were portrayed realistically, with
faults they needed to overcome.
From the blurb description, I didn’t
know the story takes place so long ago. The beginning goes into the poor
treatment of Italians in New York at the turn of century. As the great
granddaughter of Irish immigrants I know all too well what this was like for our
ancestors. But I did find that the author was just a little too heavy handed
when talking about America in those days. Just my personal observation.
I can recommend this sweet faith-based
book to readers. Thanks to Book Crash and the publisher for a complimentary
copy of this book!
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