Dandelions

Where, or what, is home? What has it meant, historically and personally, to be 'Italian' or 'English', or both in a culture that prefers us to choose? What does it mean to have roots? Or to have left a piece of oneself somewhere long since abandoned? In Dandelions, Thea Lenarduzzi pieces together her family history through four generations' worth of migration between Italy and England, and the stories scattered like seeds along the way. At the heart of this book is her grandmother Dirce, a former seamstress and a repository of tales that are by turns unpredictable, unreliable, significant. Through the journeys of Dirce and her relatives, from the Friuli to Sheffield and Manchester and back again, a different kind of history emerges. A family memoir rich in folk legends, food, art, politics and literature, Dandelions heralds the arrival of an exceptional writer: bold, joyful and wise.

ISBN:	9781913097974
Publisher:	Fitzcarraldo Editions
Imprint:	Fitzcarraldo Editions
Published date:	07 Sep 2022
DEWEY:	824.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	4199
Number of pages:	288
Weight:	286g
Height:	127mm
Width:	198mm
Spine width:	25mm

Write a review

Your Name:

Your Review: Note: HTML is not translated!

Rating: Bad           Good

Enter the code in the box below: