Format:
Book
Author:
Valmorbida, Elise, author.
Title:
The madonna of the mountains : a novel / Elise Valmorbida.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2018]
©2017
Description:
347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
A sweeping saga about womanhood, religion, loyalty, war, family, motherhood, and marriage. Set during the 1920s to the 1950s, this epic novel follows the life of Maria Vittoria, from her girlhood in the hardscrabble Italian countryside, through marriage and motherhood, through two World Wars and the National Fascist Party Rule, and ending with her decision to emigrate with her family to Australia. A look into the mind and heart of one woman who must hold her family together with resilience, love, and faith, in a world where the rules are constantly changing.
Subjects:
Women -- Italy -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
LCCN:
2017034435
ISBN:
9780399592430 (hardcover)
0399592431 (hardcover)
Other Number:
987279061
System Availability:
14
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
3611345
Call Number:
823/.914
Course Reserves:
0
# System items in:
14