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A Kiss from Maddalena
Her parents dismiss Vito as an unworthy "mammoni"—a Mama's boy. Her older sister Carolina thwarts him and calls him a fool. Even his best friend Buccio thinks he's in over his head. But Maddalena sees something entirely different in Vito—his humor, tenderness, and honesty. As the war intensifies, so do her feelings toward her unlikely suitor.
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When the Italians surrender to the Allies and the retreating German soldiers invade Santa Cecilia, everyone flees except Vito and his bereft, ailing mother. Alone amidst the ruins of his village, Vito, with bravery, ingenuity, and boundless devotion, comes up with a plan to prove himself deserving of Maddalena.
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The Piccinellis and the rest of the villagers return home after the war to find that Vito has made a few changes. Now, only one man—a surprise visitor from America—stands in his way. Ultimately, Maddalena is faced with an impossible choice between tradition, family pride, and her heart's desire—a choice that could have enormous impact on her, Vito, and everyone around them. A Kiss From Maddalena is a tender and compassionate coming-of-age story about family duty and love in a time and place when world events and modern ideas seemed distant and incomprehensible, even as the enemy bombed houses, its tanks rumbled through the village, and young sons, often uncertain why they were fighting in the first place, rarely came home.
Alternately lighthearted, romantic, and devastating, it is a realistic and bittersweet account of the passions of youth and the innocence of a simpler, bygone era. Castellani, a young American writer, takes the Stendhalian viewpoint in this charming first novel. Vito, Maddalena and Carolina are strong characters, and Castellani creates a velvety, cinematic atmosphere Like a Verdi opera, Castellani's story creates a certain grandeur out of its own lightness. A beautiful rendering of provincial life, with the unchanging natural rhythms and structured society Castellani's faultless reproduction of a distant time and place, his elegant, eloquent prose, and his warm sympathy mark him as a talent to watch.
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