General Fiction

Once gorgeous and brilliant, Corey Adams believed she could accomplish anything. She took that belief to college, but like many people, when bad things began to happen in her life, she dropped out of school, struggled and then fell into the safety net provided by the US government's welfare system. As the years passed, she came to rely more and more on Uncle Sam's help.

These eight stories by Angelina Brasacchio are set amid the rugged scenery and white sand beaches of the Italian South. But this is the Italy, not as seen by tourists, but of the inhabitants deeply rooted in the soil of Calabria. We are drawn into their everyday lives and particularly their relationships with ‘outsiders’ whether gypsies, American soldiers blown in by the winds of war, or refugees fleeing their homelands because of persecution or poverty. Find out more.