The Wisdom of Angels—Unearthing My Italian Roots by Martha T. Cummings, ISBN9780828320726, Illustrated, 208 pages
The Abbruzzese village was as one would expect—replete with copper-colored roofs, mountain pine trees, aging edifices, and a host of onlookers scrutinizing the unexpected arrival of stranieri—foreigners. The Italian-American cousins had barely moved into the village center of their grandmother’s youth when the natives began emerging from their geranium-laden window frames and through the hanging beads of the town’s main bar.
“Why are you here,” the locals asked without speaking a word. “Our nonna was born here, in Campo di Giove,” one cousin began in Italian., “More than 100 years ago. We’re in search of roots. Of family!” “Her name?” an elderly woman called down from her post. “Rubeo. Her name was Beatrice Rubeo.” “Rest here!” ordered a gentleman, and that began the adventure.
Do you want to cry with sadness and joy? Read this book!
