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4459498My Dear Antoniohttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/my-dear-antonio-9781940442501/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4285955/image.jpg?v=638446602686900000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4283199/image.jpg?v=638446599630230000175194MXNGandhiInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>From Novelist Ryan Byrnes, Winner of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards</strong></p><p><strong>"Sweeping and deeply felt, if you love history and love, then Ryan Byrness <em>My Dear Antonio</em> is for you."</strong> <strong>Kathleen Rooney, Bestselling Author of <em>From Dust to Stardust</em></strong></p><p><strong>"Ryan Byrness <em>My Dear Antonio</em> conveys the serpentine immigrant experience of two Italian Americans with warmth and authenticity."</strong> <strong>Sophie Perinot, Award-Winning Author of <em>M</em></strong> <em><strong>é</strong></em> <em><strong>dicis Daughter</strong></em></p><p><strong>"Pure literary alchemy...</strong> <strong>Impeccably researched as well as heartfelt and captivating, this is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and true-life love stories alike."</strong> <strong>Erica Obey, Award-Winning Author of <em>The Brooklyn North Murder</em></strong></p><p>In 1912, after barely medicating herself against a near-fatal asthma attack, Sicilian emigrant Anna DiNicola reluctantly leaves her familys Brooklyn tenement to seek a cure in the balmy climate of Tunisia. She is one of the few American immigrants to return to the Old World. In Tunisia, she detests how her asthma renders her dependent on her aunt, so she works for independence by learning to weave traditional wedding shawls for the Sephardic Jewish community. However, her apprenticeship comes with an expectation that she will marry her mentors son while her heart lies with someone else.</p><p>Antonio Orlando, a Sicilian native, dreams of working in his fathers barber shop. However, mafia shootings force his father to close the shop and emigrate to America, abandoning Antonio in the Old World. To avoid slavery under the mafia, Antonio moves in with his uncle, a barber in Tunisia. Antonio swears he will one day return to Sicily and rebuild his familys barber shop, hoping it will inspire his father to return. He befriends Anna during her regular haircuts and begins to wonder if home is not a place but rather a person. When he accepts a betrothal to his cousin that would enable him to return to Sicily, Antonio must choose between his duty to family and his heart.</p>...4337469My Dear Antonio175194https://www.gandhi.com.mx/my-dear-antonio-9781940442501/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4285955/image.jpg?v=638446602686900000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4283199/image.jpg?v=638446599630230000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781940442501_W3siaWQiOiI3ODViZjJjYS1mZGZjLTQzNGItOGYzYy1jNDI1NTgyNDNjODIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE5NCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjE5LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE3NSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMTVUMTQ6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781940442501_<p>My Dear Antonio is a novel inspired by the true love story of Byrnes great-grandparents children of the Sicilian diaspora separated from their families on the Mediterranean coast who loved, parted, and found each other again seven years and three continents later.In 1912, after barely medicating herself against a near-fatal asthma attack, Sicilian emigrant Anna DiNicola reluctantly leaves her familys Brooklyn tenement to seek a cure in the balmy climate of Tunisia. She is one of the few American immigrants to return to the Old World. In Tunisia, she detests how her asthma renders her dependent on her aunt, so she works for independence by learning to weave traditional wedding shawls for the Sephardic Jewish community. However, her apprenticeship comes with an expectation that she will marry her mentor s son while her heart lies with someone else.Antonio Orlando, a Sicilian native, dreams of working in his father s barber shop. However, mafia shootings force his father to close the shop and emigrate to America, abandoning Antonio in the Old World. To avoid slavery under the mafia, Antonio moves in with his uncle, a barber in Tunisia. Antonio swears he will one day return to Sicily and rebuild his family s barber shop, hoping it will inspire his father to return. He befriends Anna during her regular haircuts and begins to wonder if home is not a place but rather a person. When he accepts a betrothal to his cousin that would enable him to return to Sicily, Antonio must choose between his duty to family and his heart.</p>...(*_*)9781940442501_<p><strong>From Novelist Ryan Byrnes, Winner of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards</strong></p><p><strong>"Sweeping and deeply felt, if you love history and love, then Ryan Byrness <em>My Dear Antonio</em> is for you."</strong><strong>Kathleen Rooney, Bestselling Author of <em>From Dust to Stardust</em></strong></p><p><strong>"Ryan Byrness <em>My Dear Antonio</em> conveys the serpentine immigrant experience of two Italian Americans with warmth and authenticity."</strong><strong>Sophie Perinot, Award-Winning Author of <em>M</em></strong>Édicis Daughter</p><p><strong>"Pure literary alchemy...Impeccably researched as well as heartfelt and captivating, this is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and true-life love stories alike."</strong><strong>Erica Obey, Award-Winning Author of <em>The Brooklyn North Murder</em></strong></p><p>In 1912, after barely medicating herself against a near-fatal asthma attack, Sicilian emigrant Anna DiNicola reluctantly leaves her familys Brooklyn tenement to seek a cure in the balmy climate of Tunisia. She is one of the few American immigrants to return to the Old World. In Tunisia, she detests how her asthma renders her dependent on her aunt, so she works for independence by learning to weave traditional wedding shawls for the Sephardic Jewish community. However, her apprenticeship comes with an expectation that she will marry her mentors son while her heart lies with someone else.</p><p>Antonio Orlando, a Sicilian native, dreams of working in his fathers barber shop. However, mafia shootings force his father to close the shop and emigrate to America, abandoning Antonio in the Old World. To avoid slavery under the mafia, Antonio moves in with his uncle, a barber in Tunisia. Antonio swears he will one day return to Sicily and rebuild his familys barber shop, hoping it will inspire his father to return. He befriends Anna during her regular haircuts and begins to wonder if home is not a place but rather a person. When he accepts a betrothal to his cousin that would enable him to return to Sicily, Antonio must choose between his duty to family and his heart.</p>...(*_*)9781940442501_<p><strong>From Novelist Ryan Byrnes, Winner of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards</strong></p><p><strong>"Sweeping and deeply felt, if you love history and love, then Ryan Byrness <em>My Dear Antonio</em> is for you."</strong> <strong>Kathleen Rooney, Bestselling Author of <em>From Dust to Stardust</em></strong></p><p><strong>"Ryan Byrness <em>My Dear Antonio</em> conveys the serpentine immigrant experience of two Italian Americans with warmth and authenticity."</strong> <strong>Sophie Perinot, Award-Winning Author of <em>M</em></strong> <em><strong>é</strong></em> <em><strong>dicis Daughter</strong></em></p><p><strong>"Pure literary alchemy...</strong> <strong>Impeccably researched as well as heartfelt and captivating, this is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and true-life love stories alike."</strong> <strong>Erica Obey, Award-Winning Author of <em>The Brooklyn North Murder</em></strong></p><p>In 1912, after barely medicating herself against a near-fatal asthma attack, Sicilian emigrant Anna DiNicola reluctantly leaves her familys Brooklyn tenement to seek a cure in the balmy climate of Tunisia. She is one of the few American immigrants to return to the Old World. In Tunisia, she detests how her asthma renders her dependent on her aunt, so she works for independence by learning to weave traditional wedding shawls for the Sephardic Jewish community. However, her apprenticeship comes with an expectation that she will marry her mentors son while her heart lies with someone else.</p><p>Antonio Orlando, a Sicilian native, dreams of working in his fathers barber shop. However, mafia shootings force his father to close the shop and emigrate to America, abandoning Antonio in the Old World. To avoid slavery under the mafia, Antonio moves in with his uncle, a barber in Tunisia. Antonio swears he will one day return to Sicily and rebuild his familys barber shop, hoping it will inspire his father to return. He befriends Anna during her regular haircuts and begins to wonder if home is not a place but rather a person. When he accepts a betrothal to his cousin that would enable him to return to Sicily, Antonio must choose between his duty to family and his heart.</p>...9781940442501_Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC(*_*)9781940442501_Walrus Publishinglibro_electonico_9781940442501_9781940442501Ryan ByrnesInglésMéxico2024-03-26T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ajohnston@ipgbook.com-epub-8e456320-888d-4bae-994c-54debf6f07e2.epub2024-03-26T00:00:00+00:00Walrus Publishing