The good left undone : a novel / Adriana Trigiani.
Matelda, the Cabrelli family's matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own mother's great love story: with her childhood friend, Silvio, and with dashing Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars, the father Matelda never knew. . . . In the halcyon past, Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime Liverpool--where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause--as Domenica experiences love, loss, and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later, her daughter, Matelda, and her granddaughter, Anina, face the same big questions about life and their family's legacy, while Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time, and the two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the family to shocking revelations and, ultimately, redemption.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593556450
- ISBN: 0593556453
- Physical Description: 593 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, ©2022.
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Subject: | Women > Italy > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. Generations > Fiction. Reconciliation > Fiction. Large type books. |
Genre: | Romance fiction. Historical fiction. War fiction. Novels. |
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Albright Memorial Library | LARGE TYPE TRIGIAN (Text) | 50686016172954 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Albright Memorial Library | LARGE TYPE TRIGIAN (Text)
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In memory of Lucie Mecca Somers donated by the Friends of the Scranton Public Library
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50686016212396 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bangor Public Library | LP F TRI (Text) | 75011000381852 | Adult Large Print | Available | - |
Bernville Area Community Library | FC TRI BCPL FLOATING COLLECTION (Text) | 33249025308515 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
Brandywine Community Library | TRI (Text) | 33249025014428 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
Carbondale Public Library | LARGE TYPE TRIGIAN (Text) | 50688010816180 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Collinsville Community Library | Adults TRI Large Print (Text) | 34259000551533 | Adult Area | Recently Returned | - |
Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults TRI Large Print (Text) | 34001001415403 | Adult Area | Available | - |
DuBois Public Library | LP FIC TRIGIANI (Text) | 61000100079181 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
Exeter Community Library | TRI (Text) | 33249025334487 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Matelda, the Cabrelli family's matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own mother's great love story: with her childhood friend, Silvio, and with dashing Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars, the father Matelda never knew. . . . In the halcyon past, Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime Liverpool--where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause--as Domenica experiences love, loss, and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later, her daughter, Matelda, and her granddaughter, Anina, face the same big questions about life and their family's legacy, while Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time, and the two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the family to shocking revelations and, ultimately, redemption.