Esty: A Novel/Memoir

Bolinas, CA: Sanniti Publications, 2012. Large octavo in b&w (sepia) photo illus stiff paper wraps; 215 pages: illustrations; 22 cm Very fine; as new. See photos. Paperback. ISBN: 9780965271417

Scarce book. "Esty was my author's grandmother's nickname, short for Ezsther. The book originated from a manuscript that the author's mother gave him near the end of her life. She had began by writing a novel about her mother (Esty) and her romance with a nobleman for whom her parents worked, but then before too long drifted into a memoir about her own life including the family's ordeal during World War I, their migration to America in 1920, and her own forbidden romance with the author's Italian-born father. It is the latter that provides the juice of the story."— Publisher. / Immigrants -- Biography. Italian Americans -- Social life and customs -- Biography. Man-woman relationships -- Biography. Romance fiction -- Biography. Américains d'origine italienne -- Mœurs et coutumes -- Biographies. Relations entre hommes et femmes -- Biographies. Immigrants. Italian Americans -- Social life and customs. Romance fiction. Man-woman relationships. Genre/Form: Local author -- Bolinas (Calif.) -- DiStasi, Lawrence. Biographies.