num_pages: 320
description: From the barren farms of Italy to the cramped tenements of New York, the immigrant families struggle with an adopted life - none more so than the Angeluzzi-Corbos. At their head stands Lucia Santa, wife, widow and mother of two families. It is her formidable will that steers them through the Depression and the early years of the war. But she cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values - nor the violence and bloodshed which must surely follow...
language: English
title: The Fortunate Pilgrim
titlecomplete: The Fortunate Pilgrim
genres: Fiction, Historical, Family, The United States Of America, Mystery, Novels, New York, Historical Fiction, Italian Literature, Crime
ratings_count: 4917
places: New York City, New York
publisher: Random House