 Twentieth-century Sicilian writerMaria Messinaexplores the link between life in Italy and the Italian American experience, and the effects of despair.Behind Closed Doors,a collection of Messina's short work, depicts Sicilian village life, and a people caught between the enslaving effects of tradition, and the yearning for freedom and hope."Her Father's House," one story in the compilation, is the portrait of young newlywed Vanna, who leaves the home of her oppressive, acquisitive husband in Rome, and returns to her father's house and the promise of more from life. |
