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"If you leave Opi, you'll die with strangers," Irma Vitale's mother always warned. Even after her beloved mother's passing, 20-year-old Irma longs to stay in her Abruzzo mountain village, plying her needle. But too poor and plain to marry and subject to growing danger in her own home, she... read more

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I come from the village of Opi in Abruzzo, perched on the spine of Italy.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Threads on the Mountain
2. Attilio
3. On the Servia
4. Storm in Steerage
5. Cut, Sew, Work
6. Devil's Breath
7. Madame Helene
8. The Green Dress
9. Infallible Cure, Number Two
10. A Clean Oak Table
11. Sofia
12. Mr. John Muir
13. Furry Chicken
14. In the Dispensary
15. The Straits
16. An Obstruction
17. Burning Waves
18. Alessandro's Bread
19. L'Americana

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  1. Pamela Schoenewaldt (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 0062003992
Page Count: 336

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