{"product_id":"a-letter-from-sicily-christopher-amato-9781954351363","title":"A Letter from Sicily","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Letter from Sicily is a sweeping family saga that explores immigration in a way that's both timely and timeless; the dramatic story follows a young orphan who struggles after leaving Sicily for the United States, and his grandson, who, more than one hundred years later, travels to Italy to explore his heritage-and falls in love. The story captures, in cinematic style, all that family life entails: love, loss, yearning, togetherness, and separation, as well as contemplating and remembering one's roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Christopher Amato tells a captivating story of hope, survival, love and the innate quest to learn about one's family roots.\" - Jacqueline Alio, author of Women of Sicily: Saints, Queens and Rebels and one of Sicily's most talented historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A touching story of a search for roots, and a timely reminder that it was immigrants who built the United States.\" -- Mary Taylor Simeti, author of On Persephone's Island: A Sicilian Journal and one of the greatest authorities and writers on Sicilian food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Amato is married, a proud father of three sons and grandfather to two intelligent, curious boys. He was born in Virginia and as a kid, moved often with his parents and seven siblings. In 1981 he earned a degree with honors in Criminology from Florida State University. A federal agent in law enforcement for nearly thirty years, he now devotes himself to writing. Christopher lives in Italy with his wife and a very needy dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Amato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954351364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954351363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Adelaide Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Christopher Amato","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44202020438271,"sku":"9781954351363","price":22.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49805965-86e0-4a95-bcca-6a6eca697f06.jpg?v=1691492767","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-letter-from-sicily-christopher-amato-9781954351363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}