In Revere, In Those Days: A Novel

In Revere, In Those Days: A Novel

This is the story of the Benedetto family, hardworking Italian Americans from Revere, Massachusetts, a small city on the coastline just north of Boston. Anthony Benedetto is our narratorâ‚¬"introspective and colorfulâ‚¬"a smart, good kid born in this country who is trying to figure out how to reconcile his familyâ‚¬s rich, old-world heritage with the unstoppable freight train that is America and American culture.

What Anthony creates for us is an unspoiled America of forty years ago: the feeling of being part of an extended family of grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins; the feeling of being surrounded by an intense loyalty and vibrant warmth that extend into the neighborhood and the community. Fixing place, time, and sensibilities with uncanny accuracy and grace, Anthony introduces us to unforgettable men and women who struggle toward decency and kindness, and who live out their difficult lives with an extraordinary dignity.

When Anthonyâ‚¬s parents are tragically killed, the Benedetto family pulls him out of the swamp of despair with a desperate, old-world love. As the New World calls to him, he gradually grows up and away from Revere but finds that it is as much a part of him as his eye color and the size of his hands. His eventual realizationsâ‚¬"that geography is destiny, that suffering is universal, and that he is able to pass on, to his own children, the priceless Benedetto inheritance of warmth and caringâ‚¬"form the essence of who he becomes as a man.

The Benedetto familyâ‚¬s story, a tale of sorrow, hope, and redemption, gives us a lost America and a fading Italian American culture that lie beyond the clichÂ©s. In Revere, In Those Days is a hauntingly beautiful novel by a graceful and extremely talented writer.
Country USA
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2002-09-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780609610329

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2002-09-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780609610329

In Revere, In Those Days: A Novel

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