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Iron Butterfly
The Mezzogiorno Trilogy (Related to this series)
- Author
- Andrew Eustace Anselmi
- Narrator
- Rachel F. Hirsch
- Publisher
- Dames of Detection, Inc
- Publish Date
- 1 January 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
It is the summer of 1982, just before the fall. The political campaign ad of It’s Morning in America has not yet aired, but the present era of cultural hedonism and radical individualism has already dawned. Against this backdrop, Edward Bennett is the All-American son of a mother who emigrated from Italy and a first-generation Italian American father. Edward has it all: good looks, pedigree, and the financial fruits of his father’s business empire. As he readies for his junior year abroad in London, however, something feels amiss. He does not understand the overprotectiveness of his mother, Marie. He vows to solve the puzzle by finding her native town in southern Italy that she herself has refused to revisit. Ultimately, the journey triggers Marie’s suppressed memory of her cruel beginning, which she and her family can either confront or continue to deny.
Critics Review
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“Iron Butterfly is an affecting drama about love and family. The family dynamics are well written and relatable as personified by the Bennett Clan. Anselmi writes with a keen grasp of his character’s emotions…An emotionally satisfying and overall enjoyable read.”
San Francisco Book Review
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“Searching for the past, even though it might lead to discovering unexpected events and emotions, is something all families can relate to on some level…[Anselmi] create[s] lively dialogues between family members in this tale. It sometimes felt like I was sitting at a kitchen table with people I knew…I enjoyed the Bennett family’s journey into the past, and this book did more than enough to make me interested in the books that are to follow in this trilogy.”
Manhattan Book Review
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“Pulsing with feeling, haunted by the past, Anselmi’s novel…finds a young man confronting the mysteries of his immigrant mother’s youth…The crisp, often lyric prose…tells the story with swiftness and power while always suggesting deeper meanings. Here’s rich, resonant fiction written with a welcome sense of play.”
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Details
- Author
- Andrew Eustace Anselmi
- Narrator
- Rachel F. Hirsch
- Duration
- 10 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200889945
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Dames of Detection, Inc
- Genre
- Generational sagas, Fiction: general and literary, Family life fiction
Synopsis
It is the summer of 1982, just before the fall. The political campaign ad of It’s Morning in America has not yet aired, but the present era of cultural hedonism and radical individualism has already dawned. Against this backdrop, Edward Bennett is the All-American son of a mother who emigrated from Italy and a first-generation Italian American father. Edward has it all: good looks, pedigree, and the financial fruits of his father’s business empire. As he readies for his junior year abroad in London, however, something feels amiss. He does not understand the overprotectiveness of his mother, Marie. He vows to solve the puzzle by finding her native town in southern Italy that she herself has refused to revisit. Ultimately, the journey triggers Marie’s suppressed memory of her cruel beginning, which she and her family can either confront or continue to deny.
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