Ann S. Epstein

Tazia and Gemma

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

It's 1911. Tazia survives fire, and she's unwed, pregnant and Italian in America. Tazia, a pregnant seventeen-year-old Italian immigrant and survivor of the Triangle Waist Company fire, flees New York, leaving her married lover to think she miscarried the baby he urged her to abort. To support herself and her daughter Gemma, Tazia takes low-wage jobs as she migrates westward. Gemma, now fifty, embarks on an eastward journey to find her father, eventually tracing her roots to Italy. In the end, Tazia no longer needs to escape her history, while Gemma finds that her identity leads back to her mother. Tazia and Gemma illuminates the tension between assimilation versus honoring one's heritage, and confronts the struggle for self-respect in the face of discrimination and demeaning work conditions-issues both timely and timeless.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vine Leaves Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9781925417722
• ISBN-10: 1925417727
• Artikelnr.: 60628148

Autorenporträt

Ann S. Epstein writes novels, short stories, memoir, and essays. Her awards include a Pushcart Prize nomination for creative nonfiction, Walter Sullivan prize in fiction, and Editors' Choice selection by Historical Novel Review. Her novels are The Great Stork Derby, On the Shore, Tazia and Gemma, and A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. Her work also appears in North American Review, Sewanee Review, PRISM International, Ascent, The Long Story, The Minnesota Review, and elsewhere. In addition to writing, she has a PhD in developmental psychology and MFA in textiles, which shape the content and imagery of her work. Her website is: asewovenwords.com