Adua, an immigrant from Somalia to Italy, has lived in Rome for nearly forty years. She came seeking freedom from a strict father and an oppressive regime, but her dreams of becoming a film star ended in shame. Now that the civil war in Somalia is over, her homeland beckons. Yet Adua has a husband who needs her, a young man, also an immigrant, who braved a dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. When her father, who worked as an interpreter for Mussolini’s fascist regime, dies, Adua inherits the family home. She must decide whether to make the journey back to reclaim her material inheritance, but also how to take charge of her own story and build a future.
Adua By Igiaba Scego
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SKU: 9781939931450
Categories: Books in English, Fiction, Italian authors, PBA Fiction English
Tags: Fiction, Igiaba Scego, immigrant, New Vessel Press, Rome, Somalia, woman
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