| Suspect Love: a novel set in WWII San Francisco when Italian immigrants were 'enemy aliens' Contributor(s): Distasi, Lawrence W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0965271455 ISBN-13: 9780965271455 Publisher: Sanniti Publications OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.62 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the rise of Mussolini, and his entry into World War II alongside Hitler, San Francisco's North Beach splits into warring factions. In this fractured community--made worse by the branding of Italian immigrants as 'enemy aliens'--Paolo and Anita try to carry on their romance. How they do this forms the central action and symbolic drama of Suspect Love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Distasi, Lawrence W.: - Lawrence DiStasi is the author if six previous books, including two histories of the little-known period of World War II when Italian Americans were restricted and interned as 'enemy aliens.' He has been the project director of the path-breaking traveling exhibit Una Storia Segreta since its inception in 1994. This is his second published work of fiction. His publishing operation, Sanniti Publications has produced five of his six works, reprinting Mal Occhio and The Big Book of Italian American Culture, and issuing Esty, Branded, and Earth Breath. He lives and works in Bolinas, CA. |