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by Joie Davidow (Author)
"An intricately detailed novel of resistance and community." --Kirkus Reviews
Even in Rome, very few people know the story of the Ghetto or the abduction of Jews, the story of popes ever more intent on converting every non-Catholic living in the long shadow of the Vatican. Young girls and small children were the primary targets. They were vulnerable, easily confused, gullible. Anna del Monte was different. She was strong, brilliant, educated, and wrote a diary of her experiences. The document was lost for more than 200 hundred years, then rediscovered in 1989. Anything but Yes is also based on Davidow's extensive research on life in the eighteenth-century Roman ghetto, its traditions, food, personalities, and dialect.Includes Italian to English glossary
Author Biography
Joie Davidow is the author of several books, including a memoir, Marked for Life; the nonfiction Infusions of Healing; a novel, An Unofficial Marriage: A Novel about Pauline Viardot and Ivan Turgenev; and, with Esmeralda Santiago, the editor of short-story anthologies Las Mamis and Las Christmas. In her career as a journalist, Davidow was the founder and editor of two award-winning magazines--L.A. Style and Sí--and a cofounder and editor of L.A. Weekly newspaper. She lives in Umbria, Italy.
Number of Pages: 238
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: October 10, 2023
