Cross Over: An Italian-American Novella

By Rita Santaniello McGuffey

It all began at the turn of the century. It was the year 1900 when a young and courageous Michael Guardi left his home in San Giovanni, Naples, to come to America. Within five years, he was joined by his wife, Bella, and their three children, Alfredo, Giovanni, and Chiara. This is the story of three generations of Guardis and the effects that Michael and Bellas uprooting had on their lives. The central character, Americomore familiarly known as Ricois portrayed as the victim of what went wrong in his life because of the choices of others and what went wrong because of his own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jan 25, 2012
• ISBN: 9781449733773

Rita Santaniello McGuffey

Rita Santaniello McGuffey is of Scottish, French, and Italian decent. She had written many short stories over the years; after a good deal of encouragement and persuasion from her son, Father James McGuffey, her first novel, Cross Over, was conceived She and her husband Drake were born on Long Island, New York. They married and settled down in the hamlet of Carle Place, Long Island, where they raised their five children in a Christ-centered environment. With the passing of her husband of sixty years, the consolation she received while writing this story has helped her to strengthen and share her faith with others. Rita has been blessed with twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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