The madonna of the mountains : a novel / Elise Valmorbida.

By:

Valmorbida, Elise [author.]

Material type:

TextPublisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2018Copyright date: ©2017Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 2018Edition: First editionDescription: pages ; cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

General

ISBN:

9780399592430 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Domestic fiction.

DDC classification:

823/.914 23

LOC classification:

PR9619.3.V32 M36 2018

Other classification:

FIC014000 | FIC008000 | FIC045000

Summary: "This epic novel follows the life of a woman in the hardscrabble Italian countryside, from her girlhood through marriage and motherhood through two World Wars and during the Fascist party rule. A sweeping saga about womanhood, religion, loyalty, war, family, motherhood, and marriage, The Madonna of the Mountains is set in Italy during the 1920s to the 1950s, and follows its heroine, Maria Vittoria, from her girlhood through her marriage and motherhood, through the National Fascist Party Rule and ending with her decision to emigrate with her family to Australia. The novel takes us into the mind and heart of one woman who must hold her family together with resilience, love, and faith, in a world where the rules are constantly changing"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	John Tomay Memorial Library	Fiction	FIC VAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	31030100203223

"This epic novel follows the life of a woman in the hardscrabble Italian countryside, from her girlhood through marriage and motherhood through two World Wars and during the Fascist party rule. A sweeping saga about womanhood, religion, loyalty, war, family, motherhood, and marriage, The Madonna of the Mountains is set in Italy during the 1920s to the 1950s, and follows its heroine, Maria Vittoria, from her girlhood through her marriage and motherhood, through the National Fascist Party Rule and ending with her decision to emigrate with her family to Australia. The novel takes us into the mind and heart of one woman who must hold her family together with resilience, love, and faith, in a world where the rules are constantly changing"-- Provided by publisher.

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