The Italian Wife is a book written in
chapters and sections that might well be read independent of each other and
they would still make sense.
In Italy in 1889, Josephine is married
at the age of fifteen to a man who is eleven years older than she is, a
marriage that the families have arranged.
After moving to America the couple have seven children and the book
follows these children as they grow up, marry and have children.
Josephine is a practicing Catholic and
is true to her Italian heritage. Her
children drift from her traditions. Her
grandchildren are even further removed than her children. Many of the struggles
the characters face are related to their sexuality.
I really liked this book and would
recommend it. I believe it would be a
good book club book as well.
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