{"product_id":"sicilian-dreams-9781599541563","title":"Sicilian Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction. Italian American Studies. Ever wonder about the step-by-step of the lives of forebearers in homelands lost, left \u0026amp; returned to? About what life was really like in all fullness \u0026amp; detail, real \u0026amp; frail, on both ends? Wish for unforced narrative in explosive situations, redolent of family, betrayal and murder? Imagine instead of a bridge across the ocean, separating life there and life here, a tunnel connecting great characters \u0026amp; ideas, all of a piece \u0026amp; seamless? Panella beams us in.--Anthony Valerio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanella, Vincent:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Vincent Panella is the author of the memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side, Growing up Italian in America.\u003c\/em\u003e His novel, \u003cem\u003eCutter's Island, \u003c\/em\u003e about an incident in the early life of Julius Caesar, received a ForeWord award, and was called by author Steven Pressfield, . . . a perfect flawless gem. He is a Pushcart nominee in short fiction, and \u003cem\u003ePrimo Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e said of his story collection, \u003cem\u003eLost Hearts, \u003c\/em\u003e that it . . .calls to be included in every Italian-American's library. Vincent is a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop and the former Writing Specialist at Vermont Law School. He grew up in Queens and lives in Marlboro, Vermont with his wife, Susan Sichel.","brand":"Bordighera Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929401790738,"sku":"9781599541563","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3db0e35-db0e-4e4c-beeb-e6f222a00735.jpg?v=1739041012","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sicilian-dreams-9781599541563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}