From the author of the bestselling North of Naples, South of Rome,comes Longing and Belonging, a vel set in the Italian south of the last century, when emigration, poverty and igrance dominated society. It tells the story of the beautiful and strong-willed Celeste Bassetti, and the unrelenting life that is in store for her as she becomes entwined with the di Vito brothers. A rags-to-riches family saga, it takes the reader on an intimate, authentic and very human journey from 1930s provincial Italy and its stifling, God-fearing customs, to the present day. It does t, for one single moment, let up.
Paolo Tullio is a journalist and broadcaster, now living in Ireland. He has previously published 'North of Naples, South of Rome', 'mushroom.man' and a cookery book 'Paolo Tullio Cooks Italian'.