Este autor es un narrador apasionado que se basa en una amplia experiencia en el mundo literario. Su escritura está profundamente arraigada en la exploración del rico tapiz de la experiencia humana, y cada narrativa está meticulosamente elaborada para darle estilo y matices. A través de su obra, el autor busca capturar las complejidades de la emoción y la conexión, ofreciendo a los lectores una experiencia atractiva y que invita a la reflexión.
Stella Fortuna's life is marked by a series of bizarre, near-fatal incidents that transform her seemingly ordinary childhood into a constant confrontation with death. From cooking to caring for animals, everyday activities become perilous, shaping her understanding of life and mortality. This unique perspective on survival and the fragility of existence drives Stella's journey as she navigates the complexities of her experiences.
When I tell you Stella Fortuna was a special girl, I hope you aren't thinking small-town special. Other people would underestimate Stella Fortuna during her long life, and not one of them didn't end up regretting it.Hundred-year-old Stella Fortuna sits alone in her house in Wethersfield, Connecticut, crocheting blankets and angrily ignoring her sister, Tina, who lives across the street. Born into abject poverty in an Italian village, Stella Fortuna's name might mean Lucky Star, but for the last century, her life has been defined by all the times she might have died. Up until now, Stella's close bond with her sister has been one of the few things to survive her tumultuous life, but something has happened, and nobody can understand what it might be. Does the one life and many (near) deaths of Stella Fortuna have secrets still to be revealed, even to those who believe they are closest to her? By turns a family saga, a ghost story, and a coming-of cranky-old-age tale, Juliet Grames's THE SEVEN OR EIGHT DEATHS OF STELLA FORTUNA lays bare the costs of migration and patriarchal values, but also of the love and devotion that can sustain a family through generations, in a sprawling 20th century saga of a young woman with a fire inside her which cannot be put out.
Set in the remote village of Santa Chionia, Calabria, in 1960, the story follows Francesca Loftfield, a young American tasked with opening a nursery school amidst challenging conditions. As she navigates the lack of infrastructure, she becomes entangled in a mystery surrounding a recently uncovered skeleton linked to a local family's tragedy. Driven by compassion, Francesca's quest for answers leads her to confront unsettling truths about the village and its residents, raising questions about the past and the silence surrounding it.
