{"product_id":"italian-blood-a-memoir-9781933880952","title":"Italian Blood: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir dealing with the aftermath of abuse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eItalian Blood\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tolan spares no one in this taut, clear-eyed, immensely moving memoir, least of all her ‘Little Miss Perfect’ self. A daughter\/mother dialogue, a case study of paternal rage and brutality, an indictment of patriarchy and a survivor’s chronicle all in one, \u003ci\u003eItalian Blood\u003c\/i\u003e offers page after page of hard-won insights, salted with black humor. Read it straight through and let the haunting begin.” * Kat Meads, author of \"Dear DeeDee\" *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrima Parte: Il Sangue Non e Acqua \/ Part One: Blood is Not Water\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever Two Without the Three\u003cbr\u003eDivisible by Thirteen\u003cbr\u003eMalocchio (The Curse)\u003cbr\u003eMy Mother Tells Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeconda Parte: Buon Sangue Non Mente \/ Part Two: Good Blood Doesn’t Lie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetrayed by Blood\u003cbr\u003eThings That Go Boom\u003cbr\u003eThe Underside of Normal\u003cbr\u003eVisiting Rena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerza Parte: Echi del Mio Sangue \/ Part 3. Echoes of My Blood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMercury Rising\u003cbr\u003eA Very Short History of Abuse\u003cbr\u003eSnake Light","brand":"CavanKerry Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49536128942423,"sku":"9781933880952","price":16.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781933880952.jpg?v=1731901040","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/italian-blood-a-memoir-9781933880952","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}