Tapestry by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli

Random House Australia January 1999. 1999. Softcover. 8vo softcover 267pp near fine. Tapestry is the exploration of five generations of women and men in the authors family, from the turn of the twentieth century to its final years, from the poor villages of Italy to the cities of Australia and back to a nineties Italy that is both alien and home. .

Sydney: Random House, 2000. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, crease front cover, faint foxing top edge, light toning edges & pages. 267 pp. An Italian-Australian reports on her family, and her ties to Italy. Explores the rich tapestry embroidered from five generations of women and men in her family, from the turn of the 20th century to its final years, from the poor villages of Italy to the cities of Australia, and back to a nineties Italy that is both alien and home.