by Simonetta Agnello Hornby · Piper Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783492243926
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«Die Mandelpflückerin» is the novel by Simonetta Agnello Hornby, published by Piper Verlag GmbH in paperback (304 pages, in German).
Set in rural Sicily in 1963, the novel revolves around Maria Rosalia Inzerillo, «la Mennulara», housekeeper of the Alfallipe family. After her death, the villagers of Roccacolomba reconstruct her life amid rumors and contradictory memories: a woman of humble origins whose intelligence and character made her an influential figure in the community.
It is the German translation of the original novel «La Mennulara» (2002), by Monika Lustig. Volume 24392 of Piper Taschenbuch. In 2003 it received the Forte Village and Alassio Centolibri awards.
For readers of historical fiction and Italian narrative who enjoy choral stories set in rural Sicily.
Simonetta Agnello Hornby is an Italian novelist and food writer. Her novels are international bestsellers, translated into more than twenty languages.
