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Murder in Matera by Helene Stapinski 2017 Unabridged CD 9781538418628
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Unabridged
- ISBN
- 9781538418628
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Murder in Matera : a True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
- Topic
- Europe / Italy, Personal Memoirs, General
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Tantalizing - NPR "A thrilling detective story... Stapinski pursues the study of her family's criminal genealogy with unexpected emotional results." -- Library Journal A writer goes deep into the heart of Italy to unravel a century-old family mystery in this spellbinding memoir that blends the suspenseful twists of Making a Murderer and the emotional insight of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels. Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Southern Italy, she was a loose woman who had murdered someone. Immigrating to America with three children, she lost one along the way. Helene's youthful obsession with Vita deepened as she grew up, eventually propelling the journalist to Italy, where, with her own children in tow, she pursued the story, determined to set the record straight. Finding answers would take Helene ten years and numerous trips to Basilicata, the rural instep of Italy's boot--a mountainous land rife with criminals, superstitions, old-world customs, and desperate poverty. Though false leads sent her down blind alleys, Helene's dogged search, aided by a few lucky--even miraculous--breaks and a group of colorful local characters, led her to the truth. Yes, the family tales she'd heard were true: There had been a murder in Helene's family, a killing that roiled 1870s Italy. But the identities of the killer and victim weren't who she thought they were. In revisiting events that happened more than a century before, Helene came to another stunning realization--she wasn't who she thought she was, either. Weaving Helene's own story of discovery with the tragic tale of Vita's life, Murder in Matera is a literary whodunit and a moving tale of self-discovery that brings into focus a long ago tragedy in a little-known region remarkable for its stunning sunny beauty and dark buried secrets.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
1538418622
ISBN-13
9781538418628
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242794053
Product Key Features
Book Title
Murder in Matera : a True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy
Topic
Europe / Italy, Personal Memoirs, General
Publication Year
2017
Language
English
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
Format
Compact Disc
Dimensions
Item Length
5.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
9 Vols.
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3082
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
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