Inhaltsangabe
These stories speak to the lives of the citizens and their priest who live in the ancient town of Casellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. The Door to Naples is the entrance and exit through which the characters in these stories are propelled into situations that change their lives in ways they never expected.An Unlikely Hero - a boy gives his life in the fight against the occupying German army. The Beloved Image of Oneself – a once beautiful woman whose beauty has faded and now she is alone and lonely. The Good Samaritan - she wanted to give solace to those less fortunate, only to find that they wanted more than she could give. The old lady who was now leaving her home of seventy years with all its memories in Moving Day. Envy and greed animates a man in The Fifth Deadly Sin. The young novice in the convent displays the wounds of Christ’s Crucifixion in Stigmata—or does she? In Unintended Consequences, lives are destroyed because of a clerical error. Don Ignazio’s dilemma when he faces The Jealous Mother and Donna Rafe’s impossible demands in, Santo Piro, A young man comes from America to disinter the bones of his grandparents in The Ritual. An elderly couple is visited by The Stranger, who changes their lives forever. Finally, murder destroys the relative tranquility of Casellino in The Wolf Man of Casellino.
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Dr. De Rosa retired after twenty years of teaching English on the secondary level. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in English. He has an M.A. and Professional Diploma in Reading. He completed his Doctorate in 1994. He is a member of The Italian American Writers Association and his stories have appeared in Voices In Italian Americana and travel articles in Italian America Magazine. He and his wife, Giovanna, have two daughters, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. When asked about his writing, he says that he attempts to write with Clarity, Brevity, Simplicity and Humanity. He hopes he's done that with this book.
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The Door To Naples
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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014
ISBN 10: 1500255459
ISBN 13: 9781500255459
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