Vita

New York, 1903. In a city where Italians and criminals alike are abhorred, Diamanteand Vita, proud and reckless children from a small Italian province, arrive alonein a country of opportunity and temptation. Witty, bitter, comic and tender, Vitais not only the story of two children against the world but also a haunting biographyof the immigrants who helped shape America. Named a Globe and MailBook of the Year in Canada and a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book of 2005 in theUS, Vita also won the Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award.