National Network for Equitable Library Service

An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

Collected here for the first time are the seeds of future novels, the abiding preoccupations of a writer, and the timely reflections of this internationally beloved storyteller.

Consisting of over twenty years of letters, essays, reflections, and interviews, this collection provides unique depiction of an author who embodies a consummate passion for writing.

The story begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples.

Leda, a middle-aged divorcée, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father.

Here is the dazzling saga of two women: the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila.

Following her mother's mysterious death, Delia embarks on a voyage of discovery through the streets of her native Naples searching for the truth about her family.