Confetti for Gino (Picas Series) by Lorenzo Madalena

By Lorenzo Madalena

a practical portrayal of the Sicilian fishing neighborhood in San Diego within the 1950s, Confetti for Gino centers round the DeMarino kinfolk, particularly fishing boat captain Gino DeMarino’s obdurate makes an attempt to damage clear of culture by means of vowing to marry a girl from outdoors the Italian group, and his mother’s struggle to make sure he marries somebody in the group. the unconventional indicates how kinship and family members proved extra visceral than the notions of individuality and independence that have been rising on the time. in spite of everything, Gino learns that he can’t break free simply because he has not anything to “catch him” at the different facet. The relatives, the group, the lifestyles as a tuna boat captain are who he's and are what outline him. {Guernica}

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