Falling Through the New World
by Cynthia Reeves
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Pub Date 5 Feb 2024 | Archive Date 8 Feb 2024
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Description
Falling Through the New World follows four generations of an Italian-American family set against the often tumultuous events of the past century. These fourteen linked narratives gain complexity through the interconnectedness of characters and events, exploring the impact of the political on the personal, how the past shapes the present, and how identity is subsumed into an immigrant’s adopted culture and its mores.
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Advance Praise
“[Falling Through the New World] takes its place next to the likes of Love Medicine, A Year of Silence, and Winesburg, Ohio, but it also opens its own place and space, its own amorous apothecary, its own very vocal and evocative kind of silence and slice of time.” —MICHAEL MARTONE
“There are so many ways to measure time, to wish ahead and to dream backwards. Here, with grace and deep, echoing wisdom, Reeves yields four generations of an Italian family.” —BETH KEPHART
“Falling Through the New World is a deeply moving story of the Desiderio family—a history in handwork that is the truest expression of faith in the future.” —ELIZABETH MOSIER
“With meticulous and moving detail, Reeves depicts characters struggling to reconcile the beauty of their parents’ customs and faith with their increasing irrelevance in the modern world.” —LAURA BONAZZOLI
“In such a slim volume—resplendent with highly textured scenes of domesticity—Reeves creates a testament to the fortitude of our immigrant forebears that is at once heartbreaking and uplifting.” —MARGARET LUONGO
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781737780861 |
| PRICE | US$15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 172 |
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Featured Reviews
Shari B, Reviewer
This novel in stories acquaints us four generations of an Italian/Italian-American family through the twists and turns of everyday life and as they adapt to catastrophes both personal, societal, and global. These are stories of heartbreak and resilience, love and family. I loved it from the first page. It's a beautiful book. I will seek out more writing by this author. 5 stars.
Angela M, Reviewer
All of my grandparents were born in Italy so I love reading about Italian and Italian American families. I always feel a connection, an appreciation, an understanding of who these people are in some way. Whenever I read about people coming through Ellis Island, I can’t help but wonder what my grandparents’ experience might have been like.
The delirium of the Spanish flu , the war and what we now call ptsd, loss, marriage and separation while a husband goes to America to make a way for the wife and the prayers, the many prayers , the devotion to the Catholic beliefs are here at once in the beginning of this novel. A hope for a better future in America, but not everything can be escaped - death, adultery , the stock market crash . The three generations of women that follow try to understand their parents and grandparents history, and beliefs . When they do, they honor them. It’s as much about the old world as the new. This is described as a novel in stories, moving from one generation to another, but to me it just felt like a novel. I wish it had been longer and that there had been more time spent on how each generation made its way. The writing is excellent .
I received a copy of this book from Gold Lake Press through NetGalley
Christina D, Educator
This novel recounts generations of a family battling many hardships beginning in the WWI era. The parts set in Italy were especially touching to me. It portrays the immigrant story that many will relate to. The story ebbs and flows between what is real and not in a poetic way. The characters are realistic with their flaws and shortcomings. Loved the spiritualness that bound it together.
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