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    A Home Built by Battle: Italo Recine: a Memoir
    A Home Built by Battle: Italo Recine: a Memoir
    A Home Built by Battle: Italo Recine: a Memoir
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    A Home Built by Battle: Italo Recine: a Memoir

    By Gabrielle Manfredi

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    Thump, thump, thump. Italos feet pounded the ground as he ran farther and farther away. It wasnt a friend he was running from, as though he were playing an innocent game of tag. No, six-year-old Italo Recine experienced something more frightening than any six-year-old should ever have to. Thump, thump, thump, he ran faster and faster toward the safety of the caves. It was the bombs he was running from . . . the bombs from the Germans during World War II.

    Five years of hard work in the hot Italian sun and a twelve-day journey across the Atlantic later, Italo arrives in Americaa land thought of as a better world. But would this better world be free of the battles and struggles he faced as a child? Would this new life be all he had dreamed of? Was there truly anything for him in America?

    In this tale of trial and triumph, a man is tested by the ruthless elements so prevalent to this world. This is his story.

    It is with struggle that we realize our greatest potential. Nothing worth having is ever so easily handed to us.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateDec 6, 2017
    ISBN9781546220183
    A Home Built by Battle: Italo Recine: a Memoir
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    Gabrielle Manfredi

    Italo Recine - The proud patriarch revels in the hard work that formed the foundation which allowed his family to flourish here in America. Years later, he is living in a quaint community with his wife, Anitafinally enjoying retirement, although, his wife is always finding him little jobs to do! This story is one he has hoped to pass on to his children, his grandchildren, and generations to come. Gabrielle Manfredi is the granddaughter of Italo Recinehonored to help bring his life struggles and triumphs to the page in this touching memoir. Gabrielle is currently in graduate school, following in her grandfathers footsteps and working hard, towards her masters degree. Previous published work can be found in the literary collections, 34th Parallel and Arbor Vitae.

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