Swimming in the Moon: A Novel
Brand: William Morrow & Company
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction


Used Book in Good Condition

Dimensions: 5.31 x 0.83 x 8 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0062202239
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062202235
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Print length: 341 pages
Publication date: September 3, 2013
subtitle: Paperback – September 3, 2013
author: Visit Amazon's Pamela Schoenewaldt Page search results Pamela Schoenewaldt
review: Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Lucia D'Angelo and her mother, Teresa, work as servants at a quiet seaside villa in Naples until Teresa's eruptive temper costs them their jobs and forces them to flee to America in Schoenewaldt's touching second novel (When We Were Strangers). Arriving in Cleveland in 1904, Lucia and her mother struggle to get by in their new lives, living in close quarters with other immigrants, working long hours in poor conditions for little pay. While Lucia quickly picks up English and begins to excel in school, her mother continues acting out at her factory job, threatening their livelihood and Lucia's dreams of attending college. Evoking the challenges new immigrants faced in early 20th century America, Schoenewaldt illustrates Lucia's poignant struggle between her ambitions and her loyalty to her mother with striking verisimilitude. Once news of New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire reaches Cleveland, Lucia realizes her own neighbors deserve better treatment and helps lead a strike against the city's factory owners. A rich cast of characters and a timeless story of family strife bring life to this thoughtful and emotional historical fiction. Agent: Courtney Miller-Callihan, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Sept.) Review “From the sun-baked cobblestones of Naples to a crowded boardinghouse in Cleveland to a grand vaudeville hall in Chicago, Pamela Schoenewaldt brings to vivid life a compelling, richly detailed world.” — Christina Baker Kline, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train A beautifully rendered and poignant family drama that teems with the life of early 20th Century America…Schoenewaldt has given us a whole universe between the covers of this book. — Dana Sachs, author of The Secret of the Nightingale Palace Dana Sachs, author of The Secret of the Nightingale Palace Dana Sachs, author of The Secret of the Nightingale Palace Dana Sachs, author of The Secret of the Nightingale Palace Dana Sachs, author of The Secret of the Nightingale Palace Dana Sachs, author of The Secret of the Nightingale Palace Dana Sachs, author of The Secret of the Nightingale Palace “Lush with historical detail, Swimming in the Moon celebrates the power of the mother-daughter relationship. Pamela Schoenewaldt delivers another novel full of richly realized characters, who transport us to the immigrant neighborhoods of early twentieth century America.” — Jessica Brockmole, author of Letters from Skye “A must read for anyone who enjoys beautiful, richly drawn characters, and a historical setting so realistic that one would believe they had been transported to another time. A glorious, unforgettable novel, A+.” — Pittsburg Examiner About the Author Pamela Schoenewaldt is the USA Today bestselling author of When We Were Strangers and Swimming in the Moon . Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines in England, France, Italy, and the United States. She taught writing for the University of Maryland, European Division, and the University of Tennessee. Read more