Good book for people with Calabrian heritage

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Good book for people with Calabrian heritage

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It's called "Breaking the Mould" by Penny Petrone.

Reading parts of it, it's like she's describing my great grandmother. Here is the link:

http://books.google.com/books?id=seiLkK ... &q&f=false
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Great reading! Thank you for the tip....Johnnie
Researching IEMMA, From Cittanova, Reggio Calabria, also YEMMA & AMIE from Syracuse NY
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choprjohn wrote:Great reading! Thank you for the tip....Johnnie
You're welcome!
My Italian surnames:

Caserta: Maietta, Rossano, Tessitore, Negro, Peluso, Musone

Campobasso: D'Andrea, Barile

Catanzaro: Fiorelli/Fiorillo, Romito
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Thanks Squigy. Will check it out.
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aliza24 wrote:Thanks Squigy. Will check it out.
I just bought it on Amazon for around $10.00. I really like it, it's funny how many traits the Calabrese share.
My Italian surnames:

Caserta: Maietta, Rossano, Tessitore, Negro, Peluso, Musone

Campobasso: D'Andrea, Barile

Catanzaro: Fiorelli/Fiorillo, Romito
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