Description
In early 20th-century Sicily, Mimi Inglese, a talented painter, aspires to defy societal norms by attending the Palermo Art Academy. But when she contracts tuberculosis, her dreams come to an end. She and her family move to New York City, where she is sucked into the underbelly of City life and becomes involved in her fathers money laundering scheme. When her father goes to prison, Mimi begins counterfeiting bills to save her family from starvation and maybe save enough to make art again. But tragedy strikes when her sister dies. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, Mimi finally abandons her artistic ambitions to care for her sisters child, Sebu. Escalating Gangland violence pervades their lives until a devastating tenement fire forces her to a crossroad. Does she have the courage to flee westward with Sebu and finally carve out a life of her own making? A gritty story of a woman learning to survive in a mans brutal world.
Author: Suzanne Samuels
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Sibylline Press
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 381
ISBN: 9781960573445
Language: English
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