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Nivola, Claire A.
ORANI : MY FATHER'S VILLAGE
New York : Frances Foster Books, 2011
IL K-3, RL 5.0
ISBN  0374356572
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 Author Claire Nivola writes about her childhood visits to Orani, Italy.  Her parents escaped to the United States in 1939 but never stopped loving their birth place.  Beginning in the 1950s, Claire's family traveled to Orani for many memorable summers.  She shares memories of her cousins, marriages, babies, old men, and family meals.  Come along and enjoy summers in Orani.
SUBJECTS:     Orani (Italy) -- Social life and customs.
                        Orani (Italy) -- Description and travel.
                        Community life -- Italy -- Orani.
                        Nivola, Claire A. -- Childhood and youth.
                        Nivola, Claire A. -- Family.
                        Nivola, Claire A. -- Travel -- Italy -- Orani.
                        Americans -- Italy -- Orani -- Biography.
                        Orani (Italy) -- Biography.
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