Final Touchstones

by Linda M. Romanowski

Overview

Final Touchstones tells the story of four brothers leaving Sicily for America in the early 1900s. The author's maternal grandfather is the seminal figure from age three through his later emigration to a new life-a decision that forever changed his family's destiny.

The book includes a series of ninety-two short selections in prose and poetry, divided into three sections: Italian/Italian, Italian/American, and American/Italian. The pieces stand independently; together, they relate one story.

Final Touchstones is chronological, episodic, and historic. It appeals to readers interested in family histories and those who remember their grandparents from the Great Immigration wave of the early 1900s. Now is the time to reflect on the formative years of your ethnicity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798888190241
Publisher:	Sunbury Press, Inc.
Publication date:	01/07/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Linda M. Romanowski is a 2021 Rosemont College MFA Graduate in Creative Writing (Non-Fiction). She was also the recipient of the college's President's Medal. Her debut heritage memoir and thesis, Final Touchstones is available from Sunbury Press. She is a contributing feature writer for The City Key, a former assistant editor for Rathalla, and a submission reader for Philadelphia Stories, the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, and the McGlinn Fiction Prize Contest. Living in Ardmore, PA, she concluded her role as president of the Rosemont College Alumni Board in June of 2022.