The Wee Italian Girl - Softcover

Crolla, Serafina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1804250708 ISBN 13: 9781804250709

Publisher: Luath Press Limited, 2022

Synopsis

An ancient way of life. Living with nature and the seasons. Moving from high mountain to plain. The cleanest air and water, the purest food and wine.

A little girl tells the story of her last year at home high up in the Apennines of Italy. The love of her family and neighbours. The conviviality and shared purpose of her tight knit community. The beloved grandmother she will leave behind as her parents head for the factory floors and restaurant kitchens of 1950's Edinburgh.

An immigrant's tale but also a record of a simpler life. At one time negated and cast aside and now more than ever sought out and admired. The Wee Italian Girl is a document for many Scottish Italians who, apart from picturesque villages and majestic mountains wish to really know from whom and where they came.

About this title

About the Author

Serafina Crolla is a wife, mother and grandmother who lives between Edinburgh and Val' Comino in the province of Frosinone in Italy. Born in Picinisco in the foothills of the Abruzzii mountains, the daughter of a shepherd, she has lived an unusual life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Luath Press Limited
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1804250708
• ISBN 13: 9781804250709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162