My Mother Is a River

by Donatella Di Pietrantonio, Franca Scurti Simpson

Overview

The sensitive and powerful story of the love between a mother and her daughter, a love 'gone wrong from the start'. When Esperia exhibits the symptoms of dementia, her daughter takes care of her and help her to rebuild her disintegrating identity. Day after day we learn about the characters of the extended family, the small village still without running water or electricity, in a 'bright and harsh' Abruzzo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780993238017
Publisher:	Calisi Press
Publication date:	11/04/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Donatella was born and grew up in Arsita, a small village in the province of Teramo, and now lives in Penne where she practises as a paediatric dentist. From the age of nice she has been writing stories, fables, poems, and now novels. My Mother Is a River is her first novel. It was first published in Italy in 2011, where it won the Tropea and the John Fante literary prizes , and was translated into German in 2013. Her second book, Bella Mia, was published in 2014 and won the Brancati Prize.