The Italians at Cleat's Corner Store - Softcover

Riccioni, Jo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1922070882 ISBN 13: 9781922070883

Publisher: Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

In 1949, the arrival of an Italian family sets tongues wagging in the village of Leyton, an English farming community still recovering from the war. For seventeen-year-old Connie, however, the newcomers provide a tantalising glimpse of the wider world — a world beyond the gossip and petty concerns traded over the counter of Cleat’s Corner Store.

Under their father’s stern eye, the Onorati brothers adapt to their new life in remarkably different ways. While the charismatic Vittorio is determined to reinvent himself and embrace all things English, the solitary Lucio is haunted by the secrets of his past — events that tether him to the war in the mountains of Lazio.

As both brothers begin to cast an unexpected influence over Leyton, Connie realises that, like them, she must grapple with her ambitions and dreams for the future. But what can any of them hope to find in the ruins of all they’ve lost?

The Italians at Cleat’s Corner Store is a heartwarming, vividly observed tale of small-town life, exploring love, prejudice, and identity in the wake of World War II.

About this title

About the Author

Jo Riccioni is a writer whose short stories have been read on the BBC and Radio National, and published in 2010 and 2011 editions of The Best Australian Stories.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1922070882
• ISBN 13: 9781922070883
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 367