The madonna of the mountains a novel Valmorbida, Elise creator author. text Domestic fiction. Fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. nyu 2018 2017 First edition. monographic eng print 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm "This epic novel follows the life of a woman in the hardscrabble Italian countryside, from her girlhood through marriage and motherhood through two World Wars and during the Fascist party rule. A sweeping saga about womanhood, religion, loyalty, war, family, motherhood, and marriage, The Madonna of the Mountains is set in Italy during the 1920s to the 1950s, and follows its heroine, Maria Vittoria, from her girlhood through her marriage and motherhood, through the National Fascist Party Rule and ending with her decision to emigrate with her family to Australia. The novel takes us into the mind and heart of one woman who must hold her family together with resilience, love, and faith, in a world where the rules are constantly changing"-- Elise Valmorbida. "Orginally published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber Limited." World War (1939-1945) FICTION Historical FICTION Sagas FICTION Family Life Italy Fiction Women Italy Fiction World War, 1939-1945 Italy Fiction Women Italy Women Italy Fiction World War, 1939-1945 Italy Fiction Family life Fiction 1939-1945 fast PR9619.3.V32 M36 2018 823/.914 FIC014000 FIC008000 FIC045000 9780399592430 0399592431 9780399592454 2017034435 Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 DLC 170818 20180710135526.0 in00003999209 eng