Mamma Mia!: Good Italian Girls Talk Back

by Maria Coletta McLean

Book Overview

Growing up a second-generation Italian woman in Canada is not as easy as it looks. In fact, it requires the keeping of secrets, the telling of lies, the casting of curses, and the patience of a saint. Here 20 Italian-Canadian women share their stories -- some comic, some tragic, some nostalgic, all true -- about living a double life with a private/public split personality. Intimate, inspiring, brave, and confessional, these tales reveal women old...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550226517
• ISBN13: 9781550226515
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"