Advice For Italian Boys - Hardcover

Giardini, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554680301 ISBN 13: 9781554680306

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

Anne Giardini’s first novel, The Sad Truth About Happiness, garnered international praise for its beautiful story and rich, complex characters. Now, Giardini returns with a warm and witty novel about a young man discovering the difficulties and joys of finding his own way in the world.

Nicolo Pavone is the middle son in an Italian-Canadian family. His younger brother is a law student on the path to a brilliant future. His older brother is married and hides secret ambitions. Nicolo, however, still lives at home, working as a trainer at a gym, saving his money and respecting his parents and his nonna, Filomena. But he knows that this easy living can’t last forever. Life beckons if only he knew which direction to take.

Everyone, it seems, either has advice for Nicolo or needs advice from him. Dad advises university; Moms says marry and settle down. His brothers, his friends and his clients have their own ideas. But Nonna believes she alone discerns Nicolo’s true heart and nature, and that her advice is all the guidance her grandson requires. By mining the collection of sayings and proverbs she has brought with her from the old country, Nonna believes she can ward off all evil from descending upon her brood. As she dreams, and schemes, she begins to discern what each member of the family needs most, including, finally, herself.

Anne Giardini explores our most significant relationships and decisions how we choose our families, friends, work and partners and how we choose to live in the world. A deeply rewarding book about the life-long process of understanding ourselves, Advice for Italian Boys explores the delicate balance of what we are born into and what we eventually become.

About this title

About the Author

Anne Giardini is a lawyer and writer. A former columnist for the National Post, she has written numerous essays and articles on a wide range of subjects. Her bestselling first novel, The Sad Truth About Happiness, was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the 2007 Audie Award, honouring excellence in audio publishing. She currently sits on the board of the Writers’ Trust of Canada and the Vancouver International Writers Festival. Giardini lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and three children.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1554680301
• ISBN 13: 9781554680306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336