The Witch of Little Italy: A Novel

by Suzanne Palmieri

Paperback, 2013

Status

Available

Series

Publication

St. Martin's Griffin (2013), 320 pages

Description

Fiction. Romance. HTML: A sparkling debut that will make you believe in the power of love, family, and magic In Suzanne Palmieri's charming novel, The Witch of Little Italy, you will be bewitched by the Amore women. When young Eleanor Amore finds herself pregnant, she returns home to her estranged family in the Bronx, called by the "Sight" they share, which now grows strong within her. She has only been back once before, when she was ten years old, and while everyone else remembers that summer of sun-drenched beaches, laughter, and cartwheels, Eleanor can't recall anything earlier than the moment she left the house on her last day there. With her past now coming back to her in flashes, she becomes obsessed with recapturing those memories. Aided by her childhood sweetheart, she learns the secrets still haunting her magical family, secrets buried so deep no one knows how they began. In the process, she unlocks a mystery over fifty years old�??The Day the Amores Died�??and reveals once and for all a truth that will either heal or shatter the Amore clan… (more)

Rating

½ (33 ratings; 3.8)

User reviews

LibraryThing member smartchiksread
I devoured this book. It drew me in from page one and I could not put it down. I loved it. A story of family, of mothers and daughters, of coming home. Palmieri melds the supernatural and the everyday world into a totally believable story. Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is the story of
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Elly, who has no memory of her childhood and comes to her long-lost grandmother's front steps in the Bronx, pregnant and on the run from an abusive lover. She is taken in by her grandmother and two great aunts, all old-world practicing witches with the sight. How did Elly lose her memory in this very house so long ago? And what happened on a fateful day in 1945 that caused half a large, loving family to disappear from the earth? Stories like this are why I love to read. I highly recommend this one. Read it.

Read this book if...
*you love stories of mothers and daughters
*you love family sagas
* you love stories with a touch of supernatural
*you love stories that take place in NYC
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LibraryThing member Kikoa
This is a magic little book.....
LibraryThing member mchwest
I'm giving this book a 4 star, not 5, only because it dragged little in the middle, but it's one of 3 books so far and I'm excited to read the other two, so that's always a plus! The other two books are not part of a series, just the names tend to be like a series, THE WITCH OF BELLADONNA BAY and
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THE WITCH OF BOURBON STREET. This book did read well, some of the quotes were so good, "We have to teach ourselves not to become obsessed. True love lies in peace, not torture."and my favorite, "Don't make the same mistakes, make different ones. We all make mistakes...no need to compound them."
It was a good read that had me guessing until the end.
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LibraryThing member StephLaymon
The Witch of Little Italy by Suzanne Palmieri is a mix of women's literature, new adult, tragedy, love, and magic. With the help of her aunts, Eleanor discovers her true self and in the process grows into a beautifully confident woman. It unfolds through interesting characters and their family
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secrets. The secrets show the ties that bind, the distance love can take you, and the endurance of the human spirit.
Palmieri nailed it when it comes to both the reality of how we are formed by our past and the struggle to make repairs to one's soul in the aftermath.
I am awestruck at the deeper meaning of much of this book, which allows for some wonderful book club discussions and the gift of a much remembered book.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

320 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

1250015510 / 9781250015518
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