The Italian girl / Rebecca Huntley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huntley, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grandmothers--Family relationships.

Grandmothers.

Mothers and daughters.

Huntley, Rebecca.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>A true story of love, loss, and the mother-daughter relationship across generations, this biography describes Rebecca Huntley's search for her maternal grandmother's story. Following the death of her Italian <I>Nonna</I>, Huntley discovers that there was much unknown about the kind-hearted, quiet individual she thought she knew. With evocative stories and tender honesty, Huntley explores the young life of the woman who cooked masterfully and embroidered daily and those of the men and women in her family from Northern Queensland during World War

Contents:

Cover; Author biography; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; 'Australia' by Mariano Coreno; Epigraph; Family tree; Map of Innisfail; Prologue; Part One; 1 The Train North; 2 A Migrant Town; 3 Rite of Passage; 4 A Different Light; Part Two; 5 Uncovering; 6 Time Out; 7 Returning North; 8 A Family Affair; 9 Preserving the Truth; Part Three; 10 Dividing Lines; 11 Recording History; 12 Camps Divided; 13 Luigi's Release; 14 A Bribe for a Groom; Part Four; 15 Dreams and Ghosts; 16 The Left-hand Curve; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Further Reading

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254).

ISBN:

0-7022-4803-7

OCLC:

773316376