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Synopsis
The Generosity of Strangers: When War Came to Fornelli is written in first person, free verse, and consists of a series of vignettes chronicling the real life experiences of a young girl and her family in war-torn Italy in the 1940s. The story is set in the town of Fornelli--a tiny hilltop community in Italy's mountainous heart. For Lucia and her family, life in Fornelli is anything but boring. Life is difficult, yet tranquil. But soon the war comes, and life in Fornelli is tranquil no more. The Generosity of Strangers: When War Came to Fornelli is a true accounting from the eyes of Lucia, about faith, hope, and courage in the midst of war and its aftermath. It poetically conveys how even in desperate times people can open their hearts and rise above adversity.
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À propos de l'auteur
Thomas Antonaccio wrote The Generosity of Strangers: When War Came to Fornelli after visiting his mother's hometown in Italy's Molise region. For his mother, the Generosity of Strangers was the relationship her family built with the US soldiers who liberated her town during WWII. For Thomas, 'the Generosity of Strangers' was the warmth and hospitality he received from the people in Fornelli over the past several years, from the first time he visited the tiny hilltop village in 1996. He currently lives in Arizona and works for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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