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    The Demons of Aquilonia
    The Demons of Aquilonia
    The Demons of Aquilonia
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    The Demons of Aquilonia

    By Lina Medaglia

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    A mesmerizing novel of betrayal, loss, and multiple identities, this is the story of Licia Giganteschi, for whom it takes half a lifetime to go back home, to a place she loves and hates at the same time. Licia grows up in the beautiful wilderness of a mountain village in Calabria, Italy. Born of terroni with aspirations for their children, she is raised by Grazia, an introverted mother, and Marco, a guest-worker in Germany. She spends her time between the Zimpoli farm of her revolutionary, eccentric grandfather, and the suffocating scrutiny of her fathers relatives in the village of Aquilonia. When the call to immigrate to Canada comes, for Licia, it is a welcome call. But she could not have foreseen that the curse of the Giganteschis, which she hears about for the first time during a schoolyard fight, will follow the family to Toronto and beyond. When Licia finally returns home and retraces the steps of those who loved her and those who hurt her, she understands how her mother’s life, and her own life, are intertwined with the mysterious women who were her mother’s only friends: her uncle’s mistress, a nun in a cave, and a witch who delivers babies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInanna Poetry and Fiction Series
    Release dateNov 1, 2012
    ISBN9781771330251
    The Demons of Aquilonia
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    Lina Medaglia

    Lina Medaglia was born and raised, until the age of eleven, in Italy. Her family immigrated to Toronto in 1966. With her partner, she has written a number of musical projects including a three-hour modern opera entitled Casanova, a cd of progressive/political country music entitled Bald Eagle, and a cd of political rock entitled Dreamland and Other Conspiracies. She is also a poet. Lina Medaglia teaches, writes, and lives in downtown Toronto with her family.

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