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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In April 1903, Diamante, age twelve, and Vita, age nine, are sent by their poor families in southern Italy to make a life for themselves in America. Theirs is an unforgettable love story, a riveting tale of immigrant survival and hope that... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Diamante: The boy who comes to the US from southern Italy at age twelve
- Vita: The girl who comes to the US from southern Italy at age nine
- Rocco: Add a description of this character.
- Lena
- Agnello
- Lazzaro Bongiorno
- Tufo
- Cousin Geremia
- Nino
- Enrico Caruso
- Moe Rosen
- Roberto
- Cesare
- Cozza
- Emma
- Charlie
- Angela
- Joe
- Mazzucco
- Federico
- Tom
- Musolino
- Richard Maze
- Minturno
- Agosto Guerra
- Frank Spardo
- Dionisia
- Pino Fucile
- Paul
- Amedeo
- Marianna Zinicola
- Antonio
- Giuliana
- Leonardo
Setting & Locations edit
- America
- Italy
- New York
- Prince Street
- Rome
- United States
- Garigliano
- Denver
- Harlem
- Colorado
- Cleveland
- Ohio
- Republic
- Naples
- Manhattan
- Coney Island
- Brooklyn
- Black Hand
- Mulberry Street
- Bongiorno Bros.
- Lady Tree
- Bellevue
- Central Park
- Ellis Island
- Calamara
- East River
- Bowery
- Montana
- Atlantic
- North Dakota
- Ansonia
- France
First Sentence edit
This place is no longer a place, this landscape no longer a landscape.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Melania G. Mazzucco (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0374284954
Page Count: 448
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0374284954
Page Count: 448
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 853.914
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