**A woman leaves her Italian village and enters a new world as an immigrant in Detroit in this sweeping novel by a*New York Times*βbestselling author.** In a small village in Italy at the turn of the twentieth century, Jane chafes at stifling routine and tradition. So when an opportunity presen
You were there before my eyes: a novel: Novel
β Scribed by Maria Riva
- Book ID
- 100405393
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books;Open Road Media
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 392 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New York;United States
- ISBN
- 1504049128
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β¦ Synopsis
A woman leaves her Italian village and enters a new world as an immigrant in Detroit in this sweeping novel by aNew York Timesβbestselling author.
In a small village in Italy at the turn of the twentieth century, Jane chafes at stifling routine and tradition. So when an opportunity presents itself to immigrate to America, her hunger for escape compels her to leave everything behind. Far away, in Henry Fordβs factories in Michigan, a new kind of life is taking shape, and it offers gleaming promise for Jane and her young husband. Determined to survive, and even thrive, she will find herself seeking fulfillment and building a family while navigating not just a new language and country, but a world poised on the edge of economic and social revolution, with the Great War looming on the horizon.
From the chaos of Ellis Island to the melting pot of a midwestern industrial city,You Were There Before My Eyesis rich with colorful characters and vivid period details, an authentic portrait of the immigrant experience that poignantly captures the ever-evolving nature of the American dream, and βa dazzling historical saga of love, adventure, war, hardship, and discoveryβ (Allan Levine).
β¦ Subjects
Italy
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