Where,orwhat,ishome?Whathasitmeant,historicallyandpersonally,tobe’Italian’or’English’,orbothinaculturethatprefersustochoose?Whatdoesitmeantohaveroots?Ortohaveleftapieceofoneselfsomewherelongsinceabandoned?InDandelions,TheaLenarduzzipiecestogetherherfamilyhistorythroughfourgenerations’worthofmigrationbetweenItalyandEngland,andthestoriesscatteredlikeseedsalongtheway.AttheheartofthisbookishergrandmotherDirce,aformerseamstressandarepositoryoftalesthatarebyturnsunpredictable,unreliable,significant.ThroughthejourneysofDirceandherrelatives,fromtheFriulitoSheffieldandManchesterandbackagain,adifferentkindofhistoryemerges.Afamilymemoirrichinfolklegends,food,art,politicsandliterature,Dandelionsheraldsthearrivalofanexceptionalwriter:bold,joyfulandwise.
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