January 13th 6:30pm
This month, we'll discuss A Sister's Story, Donatella Di Pietrantonio's spellbinding novel, translated by Ann Goldstein, about family, memory, love, and the relationships that define us. We're thrilled to announce that Europa Editions has arranged for author Donatella Di Pietrantonio (visiting from Italy) and translator Ann Goldstein to attend our book club discussion of A Sister's Story. Donatella and Ann will be joining us downstairs at our Prince Street location on Monday, January 13th, at 6:30 p.m.
It's the darkest time of night. Adriana, a baby in her arms, hammers on her sister's door. Who is she running from? What uncomfortable truth is she carrying with her? Like a whirlwind, Adriana upends her sister's life bringing chaos and cataclysmic revelations.
Years later, the narrator gets an unexpected, urgent summons back to Pescara, her hometown. She embarks on a long journey through the night, and through the folds and twists of her memory, from her and her sister's youth, their loves and losses, secrets and regrets. Back in Borgo Sud, the town's fishermen's quarter, in that impenetrable yet welcoming microcosm, she will discover what really happened, and attempt to make peace with the past.Donatella Di Pietrantonio, expert chronicler of the bonds between mothers and daughters, revisits the places and characters of A Girl Returned with a moving novel focused on the ambivalent, ambiguous, wavering but steadfast relationship between sisters.
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