The Children's Train : A Novel

The Children's Train : A Novel

Ardone, Viola

Editorial Harper Collins
Fecha de edición enero 2021 · Edición nº 1

Idioma inglés

EAN 9780062940513
320 páginas
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
Dimensiones 135 mm x 203 mm


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Resumen del libro

Based on true events, a heartbreaking story of love, family, hope, and survival set in post-World War II Italy-written with the heart of Orphan Train and Before We Were Yours-about poor children from the south sent to live with families in the north to survive deprivation and the harsh winters. Though Mussolini and the fascists have been defeated, the war has devastated Italy, especially the south. Seven-year-old Amerigo lives with his mother Antonietta in Naples, surviving on odd jobs and his wits like the rest of the poor in his neighborhood.

But one day, Amerigo learns that a train will take him away from the rubble-strewn streets of the city to spend the winter with a family in the north, where he will be safe and have warm clothes and food to eat. Together with thousands of other southern children, Amerigo will cross the entire peninsula to a new life. Through his curious, innocent eyes, we see a nation rising from the ashes of war, reborn.

As he comes to enjoy his new surroundings and the possibilities for a better future, Amerigo will make the heartbreaking choice to leave his mother and become a member of his adoptive family. Amerigo's journey is a moving story of memory, indelible bonds, artistry, and self-exploration, and a soaring examination of what family can truly mean. Ultimately Amerigo comes to understand that sometimes we must give up everything, even a mother's love, to find our destiny.

Biografía del autor

Viola Ardone nació en Nápoles en 1974. Es licenciada en Literatura y durante un tiempo trabajó en el sector editorial. En la actualidad ejerce como profesora de latín e italiano en un instituto. Con El tren de los niños (Seix Barral, 2020) consiguió un éxito sin precedentes en Italia, donde cautivó a cientos de miles de lectores, a la vez que se convirtió en uno de los fenómenos internacionales más llamativos de los últimos años con su publicación en veinticinco países. Con La decisión (Seix Barral, 2023) ha gozado de idéntico reconocimiento y se ha consagrado como una de las grandes voces de la literatura italiana contemporánea.





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