The Dust Roads of Monferrato - Rosetta Loy

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The Dust Roads of Monferrato, Rosetta Loy, translated from Italian by William Weaver, 1987, Italy, NOVEL

"...There is a hush; the story before you is muted by rich, full of glowing browns, faded oranges and greens. A best-seller and winner of numerous awards in Italy, The Dust Roads of Monferrato encompasses four generations of rural nineteenth-century Italian family: the Great Masten, who builds a house and accumulates land; his two sons Giai and Pidren, who both love the same woman; and Pidren's children and grandchildren..."

(E.B., p. 145)