Monday,
August 14, 2006
"Beyond Bagheria" Sicilian Orphan to
The
ANNOTICO Report
Most of us are familiar with
Richard Gambino's account of the brutal lynchings of eleven Italian-Americans by a
"Beyond Bagheria" makes that account personal, as the author
traces the flight of her orphaned mother from the ravages of the
Spanish Flu epidemic in Sicily, that wrecked havoc on the population, to the
Promised Land of America, only to be subjected to a New Orleans
"society" that engages in pervasive ethnic hostility towards
Italian Americans, and instead of being contrite about the horrific Lynchings of Italian Americans of 30 years earlier, the
community wears it as a "Badge of Honor".
BEYOND
BAGHERIA
The
Italian American Press is pleased to announce the selection of E.P. Vallone, "Beyond Bagheria",
by the Sons of Italy National Book Club.
Some
of the rave comments made about this fascinating narrative depicting the brutal
and heartless lynching of innocent Italian
American
immigrants in
In
1918, the Spanish Flu wreaks havoc on the life of a Sicilian girl. Orphaned in Bagheria, Sicily, with few prospects for a bright future,
Isabella Zanni accepts an offer of marriage that
takes her first to New Jersey and then to New Orleans.
She
is barely settled in
E.
P. Vallone (Elizabeth Palombella
Vallone) is a teacher and a freelance writer who has
contributed to two anthologies, "Curaggia:
Writings By women of Italian Descent "(1998,
In
1997, she published "Stone Perpendicular to Stone- Tribute to the
Readers
are invited to purchase or learn more about "Beyond Bagheria",
by clicking the heading Italian American Writers & Books (162 titles),
listed on the Web Site of IAP (http://www.italianamericanpress.com/)
under the Contents, Book Shoppe, (eighth one down)
It
is also available in paperback on Amazon for $19.95
More
information at: http://www.epvallone.com/
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