How fires end
A dark secret born out of World War II lies at the heart of an American Italian family in this emotional and sweeping saga of guilt, revenge, and, ultimately, redemption. After soldiers have vacated the Sicilian hillside town of Melilli in the summer of 1943, the locals celebrate, giving thanks to t...
| Main Author: | Rafala, Marco |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
Amazon Publishing,
2019.
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| Summary: |
A dark secret born out of World War II lies at the heart of an American Italian family in this emotional and sweeping saga of guilt, revenge, and, ultimately, redemption. After soldiers have vacated the Sicilian hillside town of Melilli in the summer of 1943, the locals celebrate, giving thanks to their patron saint, Sebastian. Amid the revelry, all it takes is one fateful moment for the destiny of nine-year-old Salvatore Vassallo to change forever. When his twin brothers are killed by a stray mortar shell, Salvatore's faith is destroyed. As the family unravels, and fear ignites among their neighbors that the Vassallo name is cursed, one tragedy begets another. Desperate to escape his haunting legacy, Salvatore accepts the help of an Italian soldier with fascist ties to usher him and his sister, Nella, into a new beginning in America. Over the decades, in the Connecticut community of Little Melilli, Salvatore struggles to build a life for himself, his sister, and his inquisitive American-born son, David. But all his efforts are tainted by an inescapable past built on secrets and lies. In their new country, Salvatore learns the price sons pay for their fathers' wars as the Vassallo name gives birth to another tragic, unforeseen accident: the death of David. Written with elegiac prose, How Fires End delves into the secret wars of men; the sins they cannot bury; and a life lived in fear of who will reveal them, who will forgive them, and who will survive them, which in the end can only be left to fate. |
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| Physical Description: |
384 pages , 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781542042994 1542042992 |