Umbertina
By: Helen Barolini.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Seaview Books
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Italian American women -- Fiction.; Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.; Italian Americans -- Fiction.; New York (State) -- Fiction.
Description: Umbertina is leaving her small Calabrian village in Italy for a new life in the United States. As the years go by and Umbertina lives an Americanized life, her granddaughter, Marguerite, and her great-granddaughter, Tina, find themselves searching for deeper meaning in their lives. Their quest takes them back to Italy for a chance to explore their heritage.