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After 64 years, Mezzabotte Coletta, a retired truck driver for a Toronto macaroni factory, is retuning to his native Italia. In the village of Supino, said to take its name from the crossroads where Christ rested, supine, en route from Rome to Naples, is a rundown villa bought sight unseen by Mezzabotte's daughter Maria - an olive branch after years of family struggle. While she and her husband Bob breathe in the chatter of local tradesmen, the fragrant offerings of well-wishing neighbors, and the aroma of fine wine, her father awaits in Canada, anticipating the day he will again touch Italian soil. Hoping to avoid the wounds of his difficult marriage and the onset of senility, father and daughter retrace footsteps that yield from the Saint of Special Favors a miraculous recovery.
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Using a story line that recalls Paul Paolicelli's Dances with Luigi (LJ 3/1/00) and Annie Hawes's Extra Virgin (LJ 12/00), McLean has written a tale of Italy as seen through her father's eyes. The writing is wonderful, the anecdotes are captivating, and the family pictures sprinkled throughout are charming and add much to the tale. But after reading several of these types of stories, readers may find that McLean's just blend in with the others. There is nothing unique here; it is the same old tale about an individual with a fast-paced lifestyle who endures and survives slow-paced Italian village life. For libraries with a strong interest in Italy, this book is an added pleasure. Otherwise, one of the books mentioned above will suffice. Stephanie Papa, Baltimore Cty. Circuit Court Law Lib.
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