{"product_id":"vita-a-novel-9780374284954","title":"Vita: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn April 1903  the steamship Republic spills more than two thousand immigrants onto Ellis Island. Among them are Diamante  age twelve  and Vita  nine  sent by their poor families in southern Italy to make their way in America. Amid the chaos and splendor of New York  the misery and criminality of Little Italy  and the shady tenants of Vitas fathers decrepit Prince Street boarding house  Diamante and Vita struggle to survive  to create a new life  and to become American. From journeys west in search of work to journeys back to Italy in search of their roots  to Vitas sons encounter with his mothers home town while serving as an army captain in World War II  Vita touches on every aspect of the heartbreaking and inspiring immigrant story.  The award-winning Italian author Melania G. Mazzucco weaves her own family history into a great American novel of the immigrant experience. A sweeping tale of discovery  love  and loss  Vita is a passionate blend of biography and autobiography  of fantasy and fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45817848725557,"sku":"ByrdShop_0374284954","price":60.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780374284954.jpg?v=1785214430","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/vita-a-novel-9780374284954","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}