Giovanna's 86 circles
Subtitle: and other stories
By: Paola Corso.
Series: Library of American fiction
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Italian American families -- Fiction.; Italian American women -- Fiction.; Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.; Catholic women -- Fiction.; Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Giovanna's eighty-six circles
Description: "These ten stories are primarily set in working-class river towns in the Pittsburgh area, where Italian American women and girls draw from their culture and folklore to bring life and a sense of wonder to a seemingly barren region of the Rust Belt. Each story catapults the ordinary into something original and unpredictable."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of contents: title: Yesterday's news; title: Between the sheets; title: Nose-dive; title: Unraveled; title: Giovanna's 86 circles; title: Freezer burn; title: Raw egg in beer; title: The drying corner; title: Roman arches; title: Shelf life.