Tolan Denise - Italian Blood A Memoir - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A memoir dealing with the aftermath of abuse. I ve heard that some volcanic eruptions are soft with oozing streams of lava dancing down the side of the volcano like a Las Vegas chorus line. My father's eruptions were quick like bricks being thrown through a window. Denise Tolan's memoir - in - essay traces the legacy of violence in an Italian American family showing how abuse reverberates both in the body and mind of a family. The book's first part Blood is Not Water lays out how the origins of violence can infect the roots of a family tree. The second part Good Blood Doesn t Lie shows what grows from those roots. Italian Blood is a raw heartbreaking series of essays where everything is connected through literal and metaphorical blood. These essays offer a connection to anyone who suffered childhood shame violence or fear and provide reassurance that they are not alone.
Title: Italian Blood A Memoir
Author(s): Tolan Denise
Publisher: Cavankerry Press
Barcode: 9781933880952
Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Date: 10/3/2023
Category: Biography: General