Umbertina: A Novel

The "panoramic, descriptive, and solidly crafted" historical novel of immigration, womanhood, and the feminist ideals of self-reliance and self-confidence (Publishers Weekly).

This sweeping, multi-generational novel begins in southern Italy's Calabria region in the late 1800s, as Umbertina—the wife of a simple farmer—persuades her husband to emigrate to the United States to pursue its promise of hope and freedom for their three children.

Through years of struggle on New York City's Low...