Cover Image

The house of early sorrows : a memoir in essays /

As the child of children of immigrants, Louise DeSalvo was at first reluctant to write about her truths. Her abusive father, her sister's suicide, her illness. In this stunning collection of her captivating and frank essays on her life and her Italian-American culture, Louise DeSalvo centers on...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeSalvo, Louise A., 1942-2018 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
DeSalvo, Louise A., > 1942-2018.
DeSalvo, Louise A., > 1942-2018 > Family.
Critics > United States > Biography.
English literature > Appreciation > United States.
Authors, American > Biography.
Italian American women > Biography.
Italian American families > New Jersey.

Similar Items