Inheritance - Softcover

Danford, Natalie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312378432 ISBN 13: 9780312378431

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

Synopsis

This exquisitely written novel asks a simple question: how well do we know our parents? One half of the story begins after the death of Luigi Bonocchio, an Italian immigrant whose daughter Olivia discovers a mysterious deed among his possessions. The deed is to a house in Urbino, Italy---the hometown he barely spoke of. Intrigued, Olivia travels there. At first she is charmed by the historic city, the relatives she's not met before, and the young lawyer she's hired to help her investigate the claim. But when Olivia tries to sort out the deed, she is met with a puzzling silence. Everyone in the town remembers her father, but they are not eager to tell his story. However, Luigi tells his part of the tale directly to the reader as the chapters alternate between Olivia's search for the truth and Luigi's account of his history. By the end of this skillfully constructed book, the reader understands both sides of a heartbreaking, yet ultimately satisfying love story.

About this title

About the Author

Natalie Danford is coeditor of the annual Best New American Voices series and a freelance writer and book critic whose work has appeared in People, Salon, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, and many other publications. She lives with her husband in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312378432
• ISBN 13: 9780312378431
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224