Gioia Timpanelli Reads from "What Makes a Child Lucky"

Acclaimed storyteller Gioia Timpanelli presents her latest book, a novella of danger and survival in late nineteenth- century rural Sicily. After his best friend is killed by bandits, thirteen-year-old Joseph is kidnapped by the murderers. The gang's cook, a fierce woman of great practical wisdom and humanity, guides Joseph in the cycles of the seasons, the earth's gifts in a time of starvation, and the animal sense that enables one to anticipate the action of others. Her lessons ultimately help him to escape the grip of perpetual violence.

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