| Description |
269 pages, [9] unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Summary |
When life imitates opera, what is a young Italian American girl to do? At the age of eleven, I lost my mother, Tosca, to cancer, and within two years, my father committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. My warm, extended Italian immigrant family began to unravel as greed and selfishness motivated the adults around me. A Heart Near Death is a memoir about how I survived the tragic events of my early childhood, which included the death of two parents, separation from my brothers, the robbery of inheritance, and being sexually abused by my uncle.--from back cover. |
| Subject |
Riccucci, Norma.
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Italian American women authors -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Autobiography.
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| ISBN |
9781491809914 |
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1491809914 |
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