You were there before my eyes: a novel
A richly imagined portrait of an immigrant woman in the heady and unpredictable first half of the twentieth century.
Sweeping and panoramic, You Were There Before My Eyes is the epic and intimate story of a young woman who chafes at the stifling routine and tradition of her small, turn-of-the-century Italian village. When an opportunity presents itself for her to emigrate to America, her hunger for escape compels her to leave everything behind for the gleaming promises await her and her young husband in Mr. Ford's factories.
Determine to survive, and perhaps even thrive, young Jane finds herself navigating not just a new language and country, but a world poised upon the edge of economic and social revolution--and war. As Jane searches for inner fulfillment while building young family, the tide of history ebbs and flows. From the chaos of Ellis Island to the melting pot of industrial Detroit, You Were There Before My Eyes spills over with colorful characters and vivid period details. Maria Riva paints an authentic portrait of immigrant America and poignantly captures the ever evolving nature of the American dream.
Electronic books
FICTION / Sagas
History
Immigrants
Immigrants -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
Italian Americans
Italian Americans -- Fiction
Italians
Italians -- United States -- Fiction
Large type books
Social life and customs
United States -- History -- 1909-1913 -- Fiction
Women immigrants
Women immigrants -- United States -- Fiction
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
9781432846367
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display_description | A woman leaves her Italian village and enters a new world as an immigrant in Detroit in this sweeping novel by a New York Times-bestselling author. In a small village in Italy at the turn of the twentieth century, Jane chafes at stifling routine and tradition. So when an opportunity presents itself to immigrate to America, her hunger for escape compels her to leave everything behind. Far away, in Henry Ford's factories in Michigan, a new kind of life is taking shape, and it offers gleaming promise for Jane and her young husband. Determined to survive, and even thrive, she will find herself seeking fulfillment and building a family while navigating not just a new language and country, but a world poised on the edge of economic and social revolution, with the Great War looming on the horizon. From the chaos of Ellis Island to the melting pot of a Midwestern industrial city, You Were There Before My Eyes is rich with colorful characters and vivid period details, an authentic portrait of the immigrant experience that poignantly captures the ever-evolving nature of the American dream. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Domestic fiction Electronic books FICTION / Sagas Immigrants -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Italian Americans -- Fiction Italians -- United States -- Fiction Large type books United States -- History -- 1909-1913 -- Fiction Women immigrants -- United States -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | You were there before my eyes : a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | You were there before my eyes / Maria Riva You were there before my eyes : a novel [electronic resource] / Maria Riva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | You were there before my eyes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Electronic books FICTION / Sagas History Immigrants Italian Americans Italians Large type books Social life and customs Women immigrants World War, 1914-1918 |