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Life in an Italian neighborhood in 1940s Chicago. The protagonists are an Italian-American policeman, his Lithuanian wife, two daughters and a mother-in-law. One girl is given to fantasy and when the parents consider sending her to an institution, the sister runs away in a gesture of solidarity, forcing the parents to reconsider. A first novel.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2003The Feminist Press · 157 pages · 9781558614390
- Other · English · 1996The Feminist Press · 157 pages · 9781558611450
FictionItalian American familiesItalian AmericansFiction, generalItalian americans, fictionChicago (ill.), fiction
