Book Description
Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book edges. Immaculate interior.
When Vincenzo Macri and Caterina Italiano immigrated to âLâAmericaâ, as Australia was then known amongst the Calabrese of Italy, they were searching for a better life after the scourges of World War II; for a land âso rich that even the pavements were made of gold.â
Instead, the authorâs parents were to endure great poverty and hardship before they saw any of the fabled âgoldâ that had enticed them here. Gathering stories of generations past from her parents and siblings, Lena Elliott explores the dilemma that troubled many first-generation Australian-Italians. How could she become the true Australian she longed to be whilst satisfying her parentsâ need for her to grow up Italian?
Set in Beaufort River, Kojonup, in the southwest region of Western Australia, this true story documents the culture, beliefs, traditions and values brought to Australia by her parentsâ generation and tracks her familyâs journey from surviving to thriving in âthe land of milk and honeyâ, with no shortage of âBread on the Table'